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Red Hat Documentation: man pages: man3: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)

Manpage of SETENV

SETENV

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: April 4, 2025
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NAME

setenv - change or add an environment variable  

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>
int setenv(const char *name, const char *value, int overwrite);
void unsetenv(const char *name);
 

DESCRIPTION

The setenv() function adds the variable name to the environment with the value value, if name does not already exist. If name does exist in the environment, then its value is changed to value if overwrite is non-zero; if overwrite is zero, then the value of name is not changed.

The unsetenv() function deletes the variable name from the environment.  

RETURN VALUE

The setenv() function returns zero on success, or -1 if there was insufficient space in the environment.  

CONFORMING TO

BSD 4.3  

SEE ALSO


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
CONFORMING TO
SEE ALSO

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