setenv
setenv — sets an environment variable for the current process.
Syntax
setenv (envar, value)
Arguments
- envar
- The name of the environment variable
to set.
- value
- The string value for this environment
variable.
Returns
t on success, or
nil on failure.
Description
This function sets an environment variable for the current
process. Both arguments are strings. The value of an
environment variable can be acquired using the function
getenv.
Example
Gamma> setenv("high", "40");
t
Gamma> getenv("high");
"40"
Gamma> low = 20;
20
Gamma> getenv("low");
nil
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