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* deletes permissions statement from front matter * deletes permissions statement from "Access to GitHub Codespaces" section * deletes permissions reusable from default environment doc * deletes availability permissions doc from reusables directory * deletes permissions from developing a codespace front matter
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title: Default environment variables for your codespace
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shortTitle: Default environment variables
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product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.codespaces %}'
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intro: '{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} sets default environment variables for each codespace.'
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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type: overview
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topics:
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- Codespaces
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- Fundamentals
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- Developer
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---
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## About default environment variables
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{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} sets default environment variables for every codespace. Commands run in codespaces can create, read, and modify environment variables.
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{% note %}
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**Note**: Environment variables are case-sensitive.
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{% endnote %}
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## List of default environment variables
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| Environment variable | Description |
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| ---------------------|------------ |
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| `CODESPACE_NAME` | The name of the codespace For example, `monalisa-github-hello-world-2f2fsdf2e` |
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| `CODESPACES` | Always `true` while in a codespace |
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| `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL` | The email for the "author" field of future `git` commits. |
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| `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME` | The name for the "committer" field of future `git` commits. |
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| `GITHUB_API_URL` | Returns the API URL. For example, `{% data variables.product.api_url_code %}`. |
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| `GITHUB_GRAPHQL_URL` | Returns the GraphQL API URL. For example, `{% data variables.product.graphql_url_code %}`. |
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| `GITHUB_REPOSITORY` | The owner and repository name. For example, `octocat/Hello-World`. |
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| `GITHUB_SERVER_URL`| Returns the URL of the {% data variables.product.product_name %} server. For example, `https://{% data variables.product.product_url %}`. |
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| `GITHUB_TOKEN` | A signed auth token representing the user in the codespace. You can use this to make authenticated calls to the GitHub API. For more information, see "[Authentication](/codespaces/codespaces-reference/security-in-codespaces#authentication)." |
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| `GITHUB_USER` | The name of the user that initiated the codespace. For example, `octocat`. |
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