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30 .\" @(#)printenv.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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39 .Nd print out the environment, set and print environment
46 .Op Ar name Ns = Ns Ar value ...
47 .Op Ar utility Oo Ar argument ... Oc
51 utility prints out the names and values of the variables in the environment,
52 with one name/value pair per line.
58 Some shells may provide a builtin
60 command which is similar or identical to this utility.
69 after modifying the environment as
70 specified on the command line.
72 .Ar name Ns = Ns Ar value
74 an environment variable,
79 The options are as follows:
80 .Bl -tag -width indent
84 with only those environment values specified.
85 The environment inherited
88 is ignored completely.
92 option, available for backward compatibility.
95 If no utility is specified,
97 prints out the names and values
98 of the variables in the environment, with one name/value pair per line.
102 utility is sometimes useful with the
106 The only difference between
107 .Dq Li #!/usr/local/bin/foo
109 .Dq Li "#!/usr/bin/env\ /usr/local/bin/foo"
110 is that the latter works even if
111 .Pa /usr/local/bin/foo
112 is itself interpreted.
115 this way also allows one to reference
118 as well as set up the environment as desired.
123 An exit status of 126 indicates
125 was found, but could not be executed.
126 An exit status of 127 indicates
147 utility doesn't handle utility arguments with equal (``='') signs in their
148 names, for obvious reasons.