/usr/bin/env (command)

env command is included in the coreutils package.

#!/usr/bin/env bash

#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook

#!/usr/bin/env python3

#!/usr/bin/env python

env python
env: ‘python’: No such file or directory

env python3
Python 3.8.10 (default, Jun  2 2021, 10:49:15)
[GCC 9.4.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> quit

Related terms

• Variables: PATH, SHELL
• .env
• export
• direnv
• fastlane env
• Azure DevOps: AWSShellScript@1
• env_file
• kubectl set env
• GitLab environment variables, GitLab CI/CD variables
• go env
• Ansible plugin: env

See also

• Coreutils, tail, dirname, env, sleep, install, truncate
• Shell: Fish shell, sh, Bash, ksh, zsh, ash, PowerShell (Windows), /usr/bin/env, .hushlogin, dash, tcsh, Shell redirection,dquote, $SHELL, Google Cloud Shell, AWS CloudShell, explainshell.com, vmware_vm_shell, Nushell, Fig.io, direnv
• Variables: Environment variables, env, env-cmd, .env/, SHELL, PS1, HOME, $?, PATH, HISTFILE, PWD, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, printenv, getenv, getenv, direnv, AWS cli environmental variables, envsubst, env:, env_file (docker-compose)