getenv

Returns the value of an environment variable using the C getenv function.  Equivalent but not identical to environment-variable.

Exported from

Arguments

variableAn instance of <byte-string>.  The name of an environment variable.

Values

valueAn instance of <byte-string>, or #f if variable is not defined in the environment.
Returns the value of an environment variable.
The System module exports an interface to the C language (the C-FFI) and certain operating system calls.
The class of vectors with elements that are eight-bit characters.