getenv(3C)							    getenv(3C)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     getenv - return value for environment name

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <stdlib.h>

     char *getenv (const char *name);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     getenv searches the environment list [see environ(5)] for a string	of the
     form name<b>=value and, if the string	is present, returns a pointer to the
     value in the current environment.	Otherwise, it returns a	null pointer.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     exec(2), putenv(3C), environ(5).


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