PUTENV(3C-SysV)     RISC/os Reference Manual      PUTENV(3C-SysV)



NAME
     putenv - change or add value to environment

SYNOPSIS
     int putenv (string)
     char *string;

DESCRIPTION
     string points to a string of the form ``name=value.''
     putenv makes the value of the environment variable name
     equal to value by altering an existing variable or creating
     a new one.  In either case, the string pointed to by string
     becomes part of the environment, so altering the string will
     change the environment.  The space used by string is no
     longer used once a new string-defining name is passed to
     putenv.

SEE ALSO
     exec(2), getenv(3C), malloc(3C), environ(5).

DIAGNOSTICS
     putenv returns non-zero if it was unable to obtain enough
     space via malloc for an expanded environment, otherwise
     zero.

WARNINGS
     putenv manipulates the environment pointed to by environ,
     and can be used in conjunction with getenv.  However, envp
     (the third argument to main) is not changed.
     This routine uses malloc(3C) to enlarge the environment.
     After putenv is called, environmental variables are not in
     alphabetical order.
     A potential error is to call putenv with an automatic vari-
     able as the argument, then exit the calling function while
     string is still part of the environment.




















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