fashion, their common arguments are described here.
@cindex execute program
-@cindex @code{PATH} environment variable
-@cindex @code{HOME} environment variable
+@cindex @env{PATH} environment variable
+@cindex @env{HOME} environment variable
In all cases, the function's @var{program} argument specifies the
program to be run. An error is signaled if the file is not found or
cannot be executed. If the file name is relative, the variable
@code{exec-path} contains a list of directories to search. Emacs
initializes @code{exec-path} when it starts up, based on the value of
-the environment variable @code{PATH}. The standard file name
+the environment variable @env{PATH}. The standard file name
constructs, @samp{~}, @samp{.}, and @samp{..}, are interpreted as
usual in @code{exec-path}, but environment variable substitutions
(@samp{$HOME}, etc.) are not recognized; use