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34.Dd $Mdocdate: January 15 2012 $
35.Dt PRINTENV 1
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm printenv
39.Nd print out the environment
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Nm printenv
42.Op Ar name
43.Sh DESCRIPTION
44.Nm printenv
45prints out the names and values of the variables in the environment,
46with one name/value pair per line.
47If
48.Ar name
49is specified, only
50its value is printed.
51.Sh EXIT STATUS
52If a
53.Ar name
54is specified and it is not defined in the environment,
55.Nm printenv
56returns exit status 1, else it returns status 0.
57.Sh SEE ALSO
58.Xr csh 1 ,
59.Xr sh 1 ,
60.Xr environ 7
61.Sh HISTORY
62The
63.Nm printenv
64command first appeared in
65.Bx 2 .
66.Sh AUTHORS
67.An Bill Joy ,
68February 1979.
69