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
operating 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)
