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33.Dd May 12, 2003
34.Dt PRINTENV 1
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm printenv
38.Nd print out the environment
39.Sh SYNOPSIS
40.Nm
41.Op Ar name
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43The
44.Nm
45utility prints 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.Pp
52Some shells may provide a builtin
53.Nm
54command which is similar or identical to this utility.
55Consult the
56.Xr builtin 1
57manual page.
58.Sh EXIT STATUS
59.Ex -std
60.Sh SEE ALSO
61.Xr csh 1 ,
62.Xr env 1 ,
63.Xr sh 1 ,
64.Xr environ 7
65.Sh STANDARDS
66The
67.Nm
68utility is provided for compatibility with earlier
69.Bx
70and
71.Fx
72releases and is not specified by any standards.
73The functionality of
74.Nm
75can be duplicated with the
76.Xr echo 1
77and
78.Xr env 1
79utilities.
80.Sh HISTORY
81The
82.Nm
83command appeared in
84.Bx 3.0 .
85