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setenv

setenv — sets an environment variable for the current process.

Synopsis

setenv (envar, value)

Arguments

envar

The name of the environment variable to set.

value

The string value for this environment variable.

Returns

t on success, or nil on failure.

Description

This function sets an environment variable for the current process. Both arguments are strings. The value of an environment variable can be acquired using the function getenv.

Example

Gamma> setenv("high", "40");
t
Gamma> getenv("high");
"40"
Gamma> low = 20;
20
Gamma> getenv("low");
nil
Gamma>

See Also

getenv

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