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+Environment
+===========
+Prepare the environment by setting some variables.
+
+Because of its importance, this module *should* be the first loaded module.
+
+Environment variables
+---------------------
+### path
+
+- `$cdpath`, [`$cdpath` and `AUTO_CD`][1]
+- `$infopath`
+- `$manpath`, [Other path-like things][3]
+- `$path`, [Path][4]
+
+### utils
+
+- `$EDITOR`, The user's preferred utility to edit text files.
+- `$VISUAL`, The user's preferred utility to edit text files.
+(See [differencebetween `VISUAL` and `EDITOR`][5])
+- `$PAGER`, The user's preferred utility to display text files.
+- `$GREP_COLOR`, Specifies the marker for highlighting.
+- `$GREP_OPTIONS`, This variable specifies default options to be placed in front
+of any  explicit  options.
+- `$BROWSER`, The user's preferred web browser.
+
+### [less][6]
+
+- `$LESSCHARSET`, Selects a predefined character set. 
+- `$LESSHISTFILE`, Name  of	the  history file used to remember search commands
+and shell commands between invocations of less.
+- `$LESSEDIT`, Editor prototype string (used for the `v` command).
+- `$LESS`, Options which are passed to less automatically.
+- `$LESSOPEN`, Command line to invoke the (optional) input-preprocessor.
+
+Note to the developers
+----------------------
+This module **MUST NOT** rely on any command not built in _zsh_.
+
+Authors
+-------
+*The authors of this module should be contacted via the github bug tracker.*
+
+ - [Sorin Ionescu](/sorin-ionescu)
+ - [Colin Hebert](/ColinHebert)
+
+[1]: http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Guide/zshguide03.html
+[3]: http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Guide/zshguide02.html#l26
+[4]: http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Guide/zshguide02.html#l24
+[5]: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/4859
+[6]: http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?less