mtext_putenv(3m17n)

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version 1.8.4 · 2 versions
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💖 mtext_putenv — bestie edition 💖

okay so this page is from the m17n Library (3m17n), and it's all about mtext_putenv, which is genuinely one of those tiny functions that does a whole lot with a very small name. iykyk. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

mtext_putenv -

(yes bestie, the original literally leaves it blank after the dash. no description. it's giving mysterious. we respect it. 💅)

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int mtext_putenv (MText * mt)

like… two words and a pointer. iconic. no cap.

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so basically this function changes or adds an environment variable. that's the whole vibe. 🫶

The mtext_putenv() function changes or adds the value of environment variables according to the M-text mt. it looks at your M-text and goes "okay, we're updating the environment now".

and here's the little behind-the-scenes moment (the lore, if you will): it calls the function putenv with an argument generated by encoding mt according to the current locale (LC_CTYPE). so your locale is lowkey the main character here — it decides how that M-text gets turned into the thing that actually gets handed off to putenv. 🌈

🔥 RETURN VALUE 🔥

  • This function returns zero on success, or -1 if an error occurs.

that's it. zero = slay, -1 = 😭. no in-between, and honestly? we love the clarity.

Copyright (C) 2001 Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)

Copyright (C) 2001-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html>.

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💖 thanks for reading all the way to the bottom, you're literally the best. this was Version 1.8.4, dated Mon Sep 25 2023, and it's filed under mtext_putenv(3m17n). periodt. 🎀✨

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