UNSETENV(3P)

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NAME
unsetenv — remove an environment variable

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>

int unsetenv(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION
The unsetenv() function shall remove an environment variable from the environment of the calling process. The name argument points to a string, which is the name of the variable to be removed. The named argument shall not contain an '=' character. If the named variable does not exist in the current environment, the environment shall be unchanged and the function is considered to have completed successfully.

The unsetenv() function shall update the list of pointers to which environ points.

The unsetenv() function need not be thread-safe.

RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, zero shall be returned. Otherwise, -1 shall be returned, errno set to indicate the error, and the environment shall be unchanged.

ERRORS
The unsetenv() function shall fail if:

EINVAL
    The name argument points to an empty string, or points to a string containing an '=' character.

The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES
None.

APPLICATION USAGE
None.

RATIONALE
Refer to the RATIONALE section in setenv().

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.

SEE ALSO
getenv(), setenv()

The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017, <stdlib.h>, <sys_types.h>

COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

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