1 .TH env 3

     2 .SH NAME

     3 env \- manage the environment

     4 .SH SYNTAX

     5 .B #include <env.h>

     6 

     7 char **\fBenviron\fP;

     8 

     9 char *\fBenv_get\fP(\fIname\fR);

    10 .br

    11 char *\fBenv_pick\fP();

    12 

    13 char *\fIname\fR;

    14 .SH DESCRIPTION

    15 The environment,

    16 .BR environ ,

    17 is a 0-terminated array of 0-terminated strings,

    18 called environment variables.

    19 Each environment variable is of the form

    20 .IR name\fB=\fIvalue .

    21 

    22 .B env_get

    23 returns the value of the first variable whose name is

    24 .IR name ,

    25 or 0 if there is no such variable.

    26 

    27 .B env_pick

    28 returns any variable in the environment,

    29 or 0 if the environment is empty.

    30 .SH "SEE ALSO"

    31 environ(7)