Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 15:41:29 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com> To: Matthew Hagerty <matthew@wolfepub.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Environment of a process Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980831153925.17400E-100000@bright.fx.genx.net> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19980831150336.007233bc@wolfepub.com>
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man exec, look at:
int
exect(const char *path, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
also note getenv(3), man 3 getenv
good luck,
Alfred Perlstein - Programmer, HotJobs Inc. - www.hotjobs.com
-- There are operating systems, and then there's FreeBSD.
-- http://www.freebsd.org/ 3.0-current
On Mon, 31 Aug 1998, Matthew Hagerty wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Where does a process get its environment if it is not executed from the
> command line? I have a program that connects to a database and relies on
> several ENV VARS to be set.
>
> I solved the problem with a shell script that wraps the program like this:
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> set var;export
> set var;export
> set var;export
>
> call program
> exit
>
> There has to be a more efficient way to do this?! This particular program
> is run as a CGI and wrapping it in a shell adds overhead that I'm trying to
> cut down on.
>
> Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Matthew
>
>
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