1explain_unsetenv_or_die(3) Library Functions Manual explain_unsetenv_or_die(3)
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6 explain_unsetenv_or_die - remove an environment variable and report
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10 #include <libexplain/unsetenv.h>
11 void explain_unsetenv_or_die(const char *name);
12 int explain_unsetenv_on_error(const char *name);
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15 The explain_unsetenv_or_die function is used to call the unsetenv(3)
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20 The explain_unsetenv_on_error function is used to call the unsetenv(3)
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25 name The name, exactly as to be passed to the unsetenv(3) system
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29 The explain_unsetenv_or_die function only returns on success, see
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33 The explain_unsetenv_on_error function always returns the value return
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37 The explain_unsetenv_or_die function is intended to be used in a fash‐
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42 unsetenv(3)
43 change or add an environment variable
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45 explain_unsetenv(3)
46 explain unsetenv(3) errors
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51 libexplain version 0.40
52 Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller
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