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GETENV(3) Linux Programmer's Manual GETENV(3)
NAME
getenv - get an environment variable
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
char *getenv(const char *name);
DESCRIPTION
The getenv() function searches the environment list for a
string that matches the string pointed to by name. The
strings are of the form name = value.
RETURN VALUE
The getenv() function returns a pointer to the value in
the environment, or NULL if there is no match.
CONFORMING TO
SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899
SEE ALSO
putenv(3), setenv(3), unsetenv(3), environ(5)
GNU April 3, 1993 1
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