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setx:tldr:3a8d0
The command "setx" is a Windows command that is used to set an environment variable permanently. Environment variables are placeholder values that can affect the way certain programs or processes behave on a computer.
In this specific command:
-
${variable}
is a placeholder for the name of the environment variable you want to set. You need to replace${variable}
with the actual name you want to use for the variable. -
/k
is an option that specifies the type of environment variable being set. In this case, it denotes that the value being set is a registry key path. -
${registry\key\path}
is a placeholder for the actual registry key path you want to set as the value for the environment variable. You need to replace${registry\key\path}
with the specific registry key path you want to use.
By using this command, you are setting an environment variable with the name specified by ${variable}
and assigning the value of the registry key path ${registry\key\path}
to it.