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From: francus@cheshire.columbia.edu (Yoseff Francus)
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Subject: Re: Adding to Environment Pointers
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Date: Wed, 17-Jun-87 11:20:56 EDT
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In article <7875@brl-adm.ARPA> drears@ARDEC.arpa (FSAC) writes:
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>    We are running Ultrik 2.0 on a vax 8600.  Is there a way to
>change environmental pointers (PATH,PS1,HOME,etc) in a C program?
>After I change the environmental pointers and add a few, I would
>like to exec a different program while keeping the new values for
>the pointers.  ANy suggestions?
>
>Dennis

Dennis,
 What about the setenv command. If I'm not mistaken when you do an exec
 the new process retains the environment of the old one. If you look
 at login.c thats what happens every time the login command is run.
 Hope this is what you're lloking for.

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In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree
But only if the NFL to a franchise would agree.