curl_getenv

curl_getenv(3)                  libcurl Manual                  curl_getenv(3)



NAME
       curl_getenv - return value for environment name

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curl/curl.h>

       char *curl_getenv(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION
       curl_getenv() is a portable wrapper for the getenv() function, meant to
       emulate its behaviour and provide an identical interface for all  oper-
       ating systems libcurl builds on (including win32).

RETURN VALUE
       If  successful,  curl_getenv()  returns  a  pointer to the value of the
       specified environment. The memory it refers to is  malloc()ed  why  the
       application  must  free() this when the data has completed to serve its
       purpose. When curl_getenv()  fails  to  find  the  specified  name,  it
       returns a null pointer.

NOTE
       Under  unix  operating  systems,  there isn't any point in returning an
       allocated memory, although other systems won't work  properly  if  this
       isn't  done.  The unix implementation thus have to suffer slightly from
       the drawbacks of other systems.

SEE ALSO
       getenv(3C),

BUGS
       Surely there are some, you tell me!




libcurl 7.8.1                   15 August 2001                  curl_getenv(3)