glibc/stdlib/getenv.c

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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>

char *
getenv (const char *name)
{
  if (__environ == NULL || name[0] == '\0')
    return NULL;

  size_t len = strlen (name);
  for (char **ep = __environ; *ep != NULL; ++ep)
    {
      if (name[0] == (*ep)[0]
	  && strncmp (name, *ep, len) == 0 && (*ep)[len] == '=')
	return *ep + len + 1;
    }

  return NULL;
}
libc_hidden_def (getenv)