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NAME
       getenv - get an environment variable


SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdlib.h>

       char *getenv(const char *name);


DESCRIPTION
       The  getenv()  function searches the environment list for a string that
       matches the string pointed to by name.  The strings  are  of  the  form
       name = value.


RETURN VALUE
       The   getenv()   function  returns  a  pointer  to  the  value  in  the
       environment, or NULL if there is no match.


CONFORMING TO
       SVr4, POSIX.1-2001, 4.3BSD, C89, C99.


SEE ALSO
       clearenv(3), putenv(3), setenv(3), unsetenv(3), environ(7)


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