# Environment

Sets general shell options and defines environment variables.

This module must be loaded first.

## Contributors

This module **MUST NOT** rely on any command that is not built in Zsh.

Non-interactive environment variables should be defined in
[_`${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zshenv`_][1].

## Options

### General

- `COMBINING_CHARS` combine zero-length punctuation characters (accents) with
  the base character.
- `INTERACTIVE_COMMENTS` enable comments in interactive shell.
- `RC_QUOTES` allow 'Henry''s Garage' instead of 'Henry'\''s Garage'.
- `MAIL_WARNING` don't print a warning message if a mail file has been accessed.

### Jobs

- `LONG_LIST_JOBS` list jobs in the long format by default.
- `AUTO_RESUME` attempt to resume existing job before creating a new process.
- `NOTIFY` report status of background jobs immediately.
- `BG_NICE` don't run all background jobs at a lower priority.
- `HUP` don't kill jobs on shell exit.
- `CHECK_JOBS` don't report on jobs when shell exit.

## Variables

### Termcap

- `LESS_TERMCAP_mb` begins blinking.
- `LESS_TERMCAP_md` begins bold.
- `LESS_TERMCAP_me` ends mode.
- `LESS_TERMCAP_se` ends standout-mode.
- `LESS_TERMCAP_so` begins standout-mode.
- `LESS_TERMCAP_ue` ends underline.
- `LESS_TERMCAP_us` begins underline.

## Authors

_The authors of this module should be contacted via the [issue tracker][2]._

- [Sorin Ionescu](https://github.com/sorin-ionescu)

[1]: ../../runcoms#zshenv
[2]: https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto/issues