NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     printenv -- print out the environment

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     printenv [name]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The printenv utility prints out the names and values of the variables in
     the environment, with one name/value pair per line.  If name is specified,
 only its value is printed.

     Some shells may provide a builtin printenv command which is similar or
     identical to this utility.  Consult the builtin(1) manual page.

DIAGNOSTICS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The printenv utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     csh(1), env(1), sh(1), environ(7)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The printenv utility is provided for compatibility with earlier BSD and
     FreeBSD releases and is not specified by any standards.  The functionality
 of printenv can be duplicated with the echo(1) and env(1) utilities.

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The printenv command appeared in 3.0BSD.


FreeBSD 5.2.1			 May 12, 2003			 FreeBSD 5.2.1