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From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com>
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To: Matthew Hagerty <matthew@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
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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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