-The **environ** command generates the environment files used to run and compile SALOME.
-Please note that these files are not required! SalomeTool set the environment himself, when compiling.
-And so does the salome launcher.
-These files are useful when one want to check the environment.
-They are also used in debug mode to set the environment for gdb.
-The configuration part at the end of this page explains how to specify the environment which will be used by sat (at build or run time),
-and which is written in files by sat environ command.
+The **environ** command generates the environment files used
+to run and compile your application (as SALOME_ is an example).
+
+.. note ::
+ these files are **not** required,
+ salomeTool set the environment himself, when compiling.
+ And so does the salome launcher.
+
+ These files are useful when someone wants to check the environment.
+ They could be used in debug mode to set the environment for *gdb*.
+
+The configuration part at the end of this page explains how
+to specify the environment used by sat (at build or run time),
+and saved in some files by *sat environ* command.