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Article #287Re: Reading shell variables from a program.
From: James L. Brookes
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:24
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:24
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In article <behrenss.721986029@hphalle6> behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens) writes: >jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L. Brookes) writes: > >>I looked through the documentation at hand (as well as several manpages on >>the unix box here) but I couldn't figure out how to read a shell variable >>from within a program. > >Sure. Simply getenv() it. To change, setenv(). Hey, that's ANSI. Look >in your "C - A Ref....blah" or "K&R 2", hmm? :) What was that you said about "not having enough money" earlier, hmm? :-) In any event, I ended up not using getenv() and getting my info from elsewhere than an environmental variable...but it's good to know how to do it :) >Soenke >More than silver, more than gold, I need ! behrenss@informatik. -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: | James Brookes | Inet: bb252@cleveland.freenet.edu | |``What, me worry?'' - A. E. Neuman | jamesb@cscihp.ecst.csuchico.edu | :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wupost!uwm.edu!ogicse!psgrain!charnel!jamesb From: jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L. Brookes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2.gno Subject: Re: Reading shell variables from a program. Message-ID: <1ebdc0INN6ec@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu> Date: 17 Nov 92 18:24:00 GMT Article-I.D.: charnel.1ebdc0INN6ec References: <1e8tnnINN3bf@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu> <behrenss.721986029@hphalle6> Organization: California State University, Chico Lines: 24 NNTP-Posting-Host: hairball.ecst.csuchico.edu