putenv()

putenv()

function putenv(string $assignment): bool

Sets an environment variable, or removes it when the argument has no equals sign.

Parameters:

• $assignment (string)

Returns: bool

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/network_env/putenv.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how putenv is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.