1ENVZ_ADD(3) Linux Programmer's Manual ENVZ_ADD(3)
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6 envz_add, envz_entry, envz_get, envz_merge, envz_remove, envz_strip -
7 environment string support
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12 error_t envz_add(char **restrict envz, size_t *restrict envz_len,
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18 char *envz_get(const char *restrict envz, size_t envz_len,
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21 error_t envz_merge(char **restrict envz, size_t *restrict envz_len,
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33 An argz vector is a pointer to a character buffer together with a
34 length, see argz_add(3). An envz vector is a special argz vector,
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42 envz_add() adds the string "name=value" (in case value is non-NULL) or
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73 │Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
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75 │envz_add(), envz_entry(), envz_get(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
76 │envz_merge(), envz_remove(), envz_strip() │ │ │
77 └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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