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From: Mark Valentine <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk>
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>     $ clearenv() { env - sh -c "$*"; }	# cheap and nasty to illustrate

Hmm, my point was as clear as mud there.  I was trying to show that "env -"
performs a useful function, but a program which performs this function has
no need to duplicate the shell's ability to _assign_ environment variables.

		Cheers,

		Mark.

-- 
Mark Valentine, Thuvia Labs <mark@thuvia.co.uk>       <http://www.thuvia.co.uk>
"Tigers will do ANYTHING for a tuna fish sandwich."       Mark Valentine uses
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