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URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao3.4/putenv.tm.html
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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 putenv Context: slangrtl

Synopsis

Add or change an environment variable

Syntax

putenv (String_Type s)

Description

This functions adds string s to the environment. Typically, s should of the form "name=value". The function signals a S-Lang error upon failure.

This function is not available on all systems.

Hardcopy (PDF): A4 | Letter
Last modified: December 2006



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