Annotation of src/usr.bin/env/env.1, Revision 1.6
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37: .Dd August 27, 1993
38: .Dt ENV 1
39: .Os
40: .Sh NAME
41: .Nm env
42: .Nd set and print environment
43: .Sh SYNOPSIS
44: .Nm env
45: .Op Fl i
1.5 aaron 46: .Oo
47: .Ar name Ns No = Ns Ar value ...
48: .Oc
1.1 deraadt 49: .Oo
50: .Ar utility
1.4 aaron 51: .Op Ar argument ...
1.1 deraadt 52: .Oc
53: .Sh DESCRIPTION
1.5 aaron 54: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 55: executes
56: .Ar utility
57: after modifying the environment as
1.6 ! aaron 58: specified on the command line.
! 59: The option
1.5 aaron 60: .Ar name Ns No = Ns Ar value
1.1 deraadt 61: specifies
1.2 deraadt 62: an environment variable,
1.6 ! aaron 63: .Ar name ,
1.1 deraadt 64: with a value of
1.6 ! aaron 65: .Ar value .
! 66: .Pp
! 67: The options are as follows:
! 68: .Bl -tag -width Ds
! 69: .It Fl i
! 70: Causes
1.5 aaron 71: .Nm
1.6 ! aaron 72: to completely ignore the environment it inherits.
! 73: .El
1.1 deraadt 74: .Pp
1.5 aaron 75: If no
1.1 deraadt 76: .Ar utility
77: is specified,
1.5 aaron 78: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 79: prints out the names and values
1.5 aaron 80: of the variables in the environment, with one
81: .Ar name Ns No = Ns Ar value
1.1 deraadt 82: pair per line.
83: .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
1.5 aaron 84: If the
1.1 deraadt 85: .Ar utility
1.5 aaron 86: is invoked, the exit status of
87: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 88: shall be the exit status of
1.4 aaron 89: .Ar utility ;
1.1 deraadt 90: otherwise, the
1.5 aaron 91: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 92: utility exits with one of the following values:
93: .Bl -tag -width Ds
94: .It 0
1.5 aaron 95: The
96: .Nm
1.4 aaron 97: utility completed successfully.
1.1 deraadt 98: .It 1-125
99: An error occurred in the
1.5 aaron 100: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 101: utility.
102: .It 126
103: The utility specified by
1.5 aaron 104: .Ar utility
1.1 deraadt 105: was found, but could not be invoked.
106: .It 127
107: The utility specified by
1.5 aaron 108: .Ar utility
1.1 deraadt 109: could not be found.
110: .El
111: .Sh COMPATIBILITY
1.5 aaron 112: The historic
113: .Fl
1.1 deraadt 114: option has been deprecated but is still supported in this implementation.
115: .Sh SEE ALSO
116: .Xr execvp 3 ,
117: .Xr environ 7
118: .Sh STANDARDS
119: The
1.5 aaron 120: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 121: utility conforms to
122: .St -p1003.2-92 .
123: .Sh BUGS
1.5 aaron 124: .Nm
1.1 deraadt 125: doesn't handle commands with equal
1.4 aaron 126: .Pq Sq =
1.1 deraadt 127: signs in their
128: names, for obvious reasons.