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6 .TH GETENV 3C "Jul 24, 2002"
8 getenv \- return value for environment name
14 \fBchar *\fR\fBgetenv\fR(\fBconst char *\fR\fIname\fR);
20 The \fBgetenv()\fR function searches the environment list (see
21 \fBenviron\fR(5)) for a string of the form \fIname\fR\fB=\fR\fIvalue\fR and, if
22 the string is present, returns a pointer to the \fIvalue\fR in the current
27 If successful, \fBgetenv()\fR returns a pointer to the \fIvalue\fR in the
28 current environment; otherwise, it returns a null pointer.
32 The \fBgetenv()\fR function can be safely called from a multithreaded
33 application. Care must be exercised when using both \fBgetenv()\fR and
34 \fBputenv\fR(3C) in a multithreaded application. These functions examine and
35 modify the environment list, which is shared by all threads in an application.
36 The system prevents the list from being accessed simultaneously by two
37 different threads. It does not, however, prevent two threads from successively
38 accessing the environment list using \fBgetenv()\fR or \fBputenv\fR(3C).
42 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
50 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
52 Interface Stability Standard
60 \fBexec\fR(2), \fBputenv\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBenviron\fR(5),