$ sign in $PATH

[71GA]

Hello, can anyone explain to me what does

$

mean if i use it like this:

$PATH

Ty

[nothingspecial]

It signifies a variable. You can assign one or more values to a variable

nothingspecial@magik:~$ var=1
nothingspecial@magik:~$ echo $var
1
nothingspecial@magik:~$ var=*
nothingspecial@magik:~$ echo $var
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$PATH is an environment variable. To see yours type

env

[71GA]

Ty