## Global Variables

Icinga 2 provides a number of special global variables:

Variable           |Description
-------------------|-------------------
IcingaPrefixDir    |**Read-only.** Contains the installation prefix that was specified with ./configure --prefix. Defaults to /usr/local
IcingaLocalStateDir|**Read-only.** Contains the path of the local state directory. Defaults to IcingaPrefixDir + "/var".
IcingaPkgLibDir    |**Read-only.** Contains the path of the package lib directory. Defaults to IcingaPrefixDir + "/lib/icinga2".
IcingaPkgDataDir   |**Read-only.** Contains the path of the package data directory. Defaults to IcingaPrefixDir + "/share/icinga2".
IcingaStatePath    |**Read-write.** Contains the path of the Icinga 2 state file. Defaults to IcingaLocalStateDir + "/lib/icinga2/icinga2.state".
IcingaPidPath      |**Read-write.** Contains the path of the Icinga 2 PID file. Defaults to IcingaLocalStateDir + "/run/icinga2/icinga2.pid".
IcingaMacros       |**Read-write.** Contains a dictionary with global macros. Not set by default.
ApplicationType    |**Read-write.** Contains the name of the Application type. Defaults to "IcingaApplication".