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32.Dd May 12, 2003
33.Dt PRINTENV 1
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm printenv
37.Nd print out the environment
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm
40.Op Ar name
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Nm
44utility prints out the names and values of the variables in the environment,
45with one name/value pair per line.
46If
47.Ar name
48is specified, only
49its value is printed.
50.Pp
51Some shells may provide a builtin
52.Nm
53command which is similar or identical to this utility.
54Consult the
55.Xr builtin 1
56manual page.
57.Sh EXIT STATUS
58.Ex -std
59.Sh SEE ALSO
60.Xr csh 1 ,
61.Xr env 1 ,
62.Xr sh 1 ,
63.Xr environ 7
64.Sh STANDARDS
65The
66.Nm
67utility is provided for compatibility with earlier
68.Bx
69and
70.Fx
71releases and is not specified by any standards.
72The functionality of
73.Nm
74can be duplicated with the
75.Xr echo 1
76and
77.Xr env 1
78utilities.
79.Sh HISTORY
80The
81.Nm
82command appeared in
83.Bx 3.0 .
84