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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 | 19 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 index 1882ba2..7445b47 100644 --- a/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 +++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/getenv.3 @@ -88,11 +88,17 @@ to the given .Pp The .Fn putenv -function takes an argument of the form ``name=value'' and is -equivalent to: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -setenv(name, value, 1); -.Ed +function takes an argument of the form ``name=value'' and +puts it directly into the current environment. +If the variable +.Fa name +does not exist in the list, +it is inserted with the given +.Fa value . +If the variable +.Fa name +does exist, it is reset to the given +.Fa value . .Pp The .Fn unsetenv @@ -145,7 +151,8 @@ The function conforms to .St -isoC . The -.Fn setenv +.Fn setenv , +.Fn putenv and .Fn unsetenv functions conforms to |
