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    <introduction>

      <para>This element describes an environment variable in an operating

system.</para>

    </introduction>

    <section>

      <title>Usage</title>

      <content>

        <para>Enter the element in the topic and specify the environment variable

as the inner text.</para>

      </content>

    </section>

    <section>

      <title>Example</title>

      <content>

        <code lang="xml" title=" ">

The Sandcastle tools find their installed location using the

&lt;environmentVariable&gt;DXROOT&lt;/environmentVariable&gt; environment variable.

</code>

      </content>

    </section>

    <section>

      <title>Example Output</title>

      <content>

        <para>The Sandcastle tools find their installed location using the

<environmentVariable>DXROOT</environmentVariable> environment variable.</para>

      </content>

    </section>



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