1GETENV(3)                  Linux Programmer's Manual                 GETENV(3)
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NAME

6       getenv - get an environment variable
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdlib.h>
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11       char *getenv(const char *name);
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  getenv()  function searches the environment list for a string that
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RETURN VALUE

19       The  getenv()  function  returns a pointer to the value in the environ‐
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CONFORMING TO

23       SVr4, POSIX.1-2001, 4.3BSD, C89, C99.
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SEE ALSO

26       clearenv(3), putenv(3), setenv(3), unsetenv(3), environ(7)
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30GNU                               1993-04-03                         GETENV(3)
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