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search for words within environment variables on the Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Raspberry Pi command line with the "sfk env" command.
  • Download the free Swiss File Knife Base from Sourceforge.
  • Open the Windows CMD command line, Mac OS X Terminal or Linux shell.
  • OS X : type mv sfk-mac-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
  • Linux: type mv sfk-linux-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk. OS X and Linux syntax may differ, check the help within the tool.
sfk env [-all] [word] [word2] [...] +...

list contents of environment variables having
all supplied words in their name or content.

options
   -all   dump contents of all env variables. when chaining
          output to another command, and no words are given,
          specifying -all is optional (see example below).

examples
   sfk env sfk
      list all environment variables containing "sfk"
      for a quick overview of current sfk configuration.

   sfk env path
      lists anything with PATH in name or content,
      e.g. CLASSPATH, HOMEPATH, or PATHEXT.

   sfk env +filter -ls+path=
      lists content of the PATH variable.
 

examples with output:

   sfk env path
   
      CLASSPATH=.;c:\jdk2\lib
      HOMEPATH=\Dokumente und Einstellungen\user
      Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;c:\jdk2\bin
      PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH

   sfk env proc
   
      NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
      PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
      PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 8
      PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
      PROCESSOR_REVISION=0408

   sfk env dview

      DVIEW_CMD_1="e.exe $file"
      DVIEW_CONFIG=area:20:20:900:400:20,autofilter:1,autoload:1
sfk env [-all] [word] [word2] [...] +...

list contents of environment variables 
having all supplied words in their name or
content.

options
   -all   dump contents of all env 
          variables. when chaining output
          to another command, and no words
          are given, specifying -all is
          optional (see example below).

examples
   sfk env sfk
      list all environment variables 
      containing "sfk" for a quick overview
      of current sfk configuration.

   sfk env path
      lists anything with PATH in name or 
      content, e.g. CLASSPATH, HOMEPATH, or
      PATHEXT.

   sfk env +filter -ls+path=
      lists content of the PATH variable.
 

examples with output: sfk env path CLASSPATH=.;c:\jdk2\lib HOMEPATH=\Dokumente und Einstellungen\user Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\ WINDOWS;c:\jdk2\bin PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;. JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH sfk env proc NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1 PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86 PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 8 PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15 PROCESSOR_REVISION=0408 sfk env dview DVIEW_CMD_1="e.exe $file" DVIEW_CONFIG=area:20:20:900:400:20, autofilter:1,autoload:1

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sfk is a free open-source tool, running instantly without installation efforts. no DLL's, no registry changes - just get sfk.exe from the zip package and use it (binaries for windows, linux and mac are included).

 

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