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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions deploy-apps/environment-variable.html.md.erb
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There are 3 possible ways of providing service binding data to apps, see [Credential Delivery Methods](../services/application-binding.html#credential-delivery-methods). Depending on the chosen method there will be one of the following environment variables:

* [VCAP_SERVICES](#VCAP-SERVICES)
* [SERVICE_BINDING_ROOT](#SERVICE-BINDING-ROOT) (experimental)
* [VCAP_SERVICES_FILE_PATH](#VCAP-SERVICES-FILE-PATH) (experimental)
* [SERVICE_BINDING_ROOT](#SERVICE-BINDING-ROOT)
* [VCAP_SERVICES_FILE_PATH](#VCAP-SERVICES-FILE-PATH)

For more information about the `cf env` command, enter `cf env --help`.<br>
For more information about the `cf set-env` command, enter `cf set-env --help`.
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For example: `PWD=/home/vcap/app`

### <a id='SERVICE-BINDING-ROOT'></a> SERVICE_BINDING_ROOT (experimental)
### <a id='SERVICE-BINDING-ROOT'></a> SERVICE_BINDING_ROOT

The root directory location, which contains the service binding information. This must be enabled by an app feature flag. See [Service Binding K8s](../services/application-binding.html#service-binding-k8s) for information about how to enable this, and how service binding data is stored in this directory.

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### <a id='VCAP-SERVICES-FILE-PATH'></a> VCAP_SERVICES_FILE_PATH (experimental)
### <a id='VCAP-SERVICES-FILE-PATH'></a> VCAP_SERVICES_FILE_PATH

This is the path to the file containing the service binding information in JSON format. It must be enabled by an app feature flag. See [File-based VCAP services](../services/application-binding.html#file-based-vcap-services) for more information.

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<p class="note important">
The maximum size of content of the VCAP_SERVICES environment variable is 130 KB. If you want to bind more services to the app or the services you want to bind provide lots of data, you can use one of the other methods.</p>

#### <a id='file-based-vcap-services'></a> File-based VCAP services (experimental)
#### <a id='file-based-vcap-services'></a> File-based VCAP services

This delivery method is used when the app feature [file-based-vcap-services](https://v3-apidocs.cloudfoundry.org/index.html#app-features) is enabled.
The environment variable [VCAP_SERVICES_FILE_PATH](../deploy-apps/environment-variable.html#VCAP-SERVICES-FILE-PATH) will be made available in the app container and contains the path to a file containing the same content as the VCAP_SERVICES environment variable above.
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<p class="note important">
The vcap_services file content cannot exceed 1 MB, otherwise an <code>IncompatibleBindings</code> error is raised.</p>

#### <a id='service-binding-k8s'></a> Service Binding K8s (experimental)
#### <a id='service-binding-k8s'></a> Service Binding K8s

This delivery method is used when the app feature [service-binding-k8s](https://v3-apidocs.cloudfoundry.org/index.html#app-features) is enabled.
The environment variable [SERVICE_BINDING_ROOT](../deploy-apps/environment-variable.html#SERVICE-BINDING-ROOT) is made available in the app container. It contains the path to the root folder of a file structure containing binding information.
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