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authordes <des@FreeBSD.org>2010-03-04 13:35:57 +0000
committerdes <des@FreeBSD.org>2010-03-04 13:35:57 +0000
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diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3
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--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ function
deletes all instances of the variable name pointed to by
.Fa name
from the list.
+.Pp
+If corruption (e.g., a name without a value) is detected while making a copy of
+environ for internal usage, then
+.Fn setenv ,
+.Fn unsetenv
+and
+.Fn putenv
+will output a warning to stderr about the issue, drop the corrupt entry and
+complete the task without error.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn getenv
@@ -159,15 +168,6 @@ The function
or
.Fn putenv
failed because they were unable to allocate memory for the environment.
-.It Bq Er EFAULT
-The functions
-.Fn setenv ,
-.Fn unsetenv
-or
-.Fn putenv
-failed to make a valid copy of the environment due to the environment being
-corrupt (i.e., a name without a value). A warning will be output to stderr with
-information about the issue.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr csh 1 ,
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