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author | hmp <hmp@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-07-06 23:21:36 +0000 |
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committer | hmp <hmp@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-07-06 23:21:36 +0000 |
commit | 075809bebd3a385c71033f2be25c423d68f13f6b (patch) | |
tree | 35b58a80900b473c5e76d11dbc0094d4ee8916d1 | |
parent | aedb4c214847042bcc3a72f0b7d97af4ede1c0e7 (diff) | |
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Move the return value information about the getenv(3) library function
under the RETURN VALUES section so it is consistent with others.
Cleanup the return value text for getenv(3) a little while I am here.
PR: docs/58033
MFC after: 3 days
-rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 | 14 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 index 11922a7..fc17c68 100644 --- a/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 +++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 @@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ The .Fn getenv function obtains the current value of the environment variable, .Fa name . -If the variable -.Fa name -is not in the current environment, -a null pointer is returned. .Pp The .Fn setenv @@ -115,6 +111,16 @@ deletes all instances of the variable name pointed to by .Fa name from the list. .Sh RETURN VALUES +The +.Fn getenv +function returns the value of the environment variable as a nul terminated +string. +If the variable +.Fa name +is not in the current environment, +.Dv NULL +is returned. +.Pp .Rv -std setenv putenv .Sh ERRORS .Bl -tag -width Er |