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PRINTENV(1)                              BSD General Commands Manual                             PRINTENV(1)

NAME
     printenv -- print out the environment

SYNOPSIS
     printenv [name]

DESCRIPTION
     printenv prints out the names and values of the variables in the environment, with one name/value pair
     per line.  If name is specified, only its value is printed.

     If a name is specified and it is not defined in the environment, printenv returns exit status 1, else
     it returns status 0.

SEE ALSO
     csh(1), sh(1), environ(7)

HISTORY
     The printenv command appeared in 3.0BSD.

BSD                                             June 6, 1993                                             BSD

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