getenv

This function is used to retrieve the string value of a shell environment variable.

Synopsis

	function getenv( 
		ename[1]:string
	)

Arguments

ename: A singly dimensioned string name of an environment parameter.

Description

The getenv function returns either an empty string when the shell environment variable does not exist, or the string value of the environment parameter requested.

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