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copyenv.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Ever wanted to spawn a process in X from a VT?
# This little tool spawns a shell whose environment is copied from a specified PID.
# Example: ./copyenv.sh $(pidof mate-session)
# That will launch a shell with $DISPLAY, $XAUTORITY, and others set to appropriate values and thus you'll be able to spawn your process
xargs -0 -a <(cat "/proc/$1/environ";echo -n $SHELL;echo -ne "\0-i") env
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