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set-os-envs ( assoc -- )
Environment variables
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Vocabulary
environment

Inputs and outputs
assocan association mapping strings to strings


Word description
Replaces the current set of environment variables.

Warning
Leaks memory on Unix. If your program calls this function repeatedly, call set-os-envs-pointer with a malloced pointer and manage your memory instead.


Notes
Names and values of environment variables are operating system-specific. Windows NT allows values up to 32766 characters in length.

See also
os-env, os-envs, set-os-env, unset-os-env, set-os-envs-pointer, change-os-env, with-os-env

Definition
USING: assocs sequences ;

IN: environment

: set-os-envs ( assoc -- )
[ "=" glue ] { } assoc>map (set-os-envs) ;