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30.Dd May 12, 2003
31.Dt PRINTENV 1
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm printenv
35.Nd print out the environment
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.Nm
38.Op Ar name
39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40The
41.Nm
42utility prints out the names and values of the variables in the environment,
43with one name/value pair per line.
44If
45.Ar name
46is specified, only
47its value is printed.
48.Pp
49Some shells may provide a builtin
50.Nm
51command which is similar or identical to this utility.
52Consult the
53.Xr builtin 1
54manual page.
55.Sh EXIT STATUS
56.Ex -std
57.Sh SEE ALSO
58.Xr csh 1 ,
59.Xr env 1 ,
60.Xr sh 1 ,
61.Xr environ 7
62.Sh STANDARDS
63The
64.Nm
65utility is provided for compatibility with earlier
66.Bx
67and
68.Fx
69releases and is not specified by any standards.
70The functionality of
71.Nm
72can be duplicated with the
73.Xr echo 1
74and
75.Xr env 1
76utilities.
77.Sh HISTORY
78The
79.Nm
80command appeared in
81.Bx 3.0 .
82