# Setting gradle.properties from environment variable?

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/setting-gradle-properties-from-environment-variable/3351>\
**Category:** Old Forum Archive\
**Created:** [July 12, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/setting-gradle-properties-from-environment-variable/3351 "2012-07-12T00:50:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/54ee81/32.png) [@vips](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/vips)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/setting-gradle-properties-from-environment-variable/3351/1 "2012-07-12T00:50:00Z")

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how to initialize a property in gradle.properties from system env variable?

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Niederwieser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@Peter\_Niederwieser](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Peter_Niederwieser)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/setting-gradle-properties-from-environment-variable/3351/2 "2012-07-12T01:46:00Z")

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Please see the [Gradle User Guide](http://gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/userguide_single.html#sec:gradle_properties_and_system_properties).