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)


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