env - Set environment for command invocation
Synopsis
env [-i | -] [name=value ...]
[utility [argument ...]]
Description
The env utility obtains the current
environment, modifies it according to the arguments, and then
invokes the specified utility. Any arguments are
passed to the utility. If no utility is
specified, the resulting environment is written to standard output
with one name=value per line.
Options
- -
- Invoke the utility with exactly the environment
specified on the command. The inherited environment is ignored
completely.
- -i
- Same as '-'.
Operands
- name=value
- This modifies the run-time environment and is placed into the
inherited environment before the utility is invoked.
- utility
- The name of the command or utility to be invoked.
- argument
- A string to pass to the invoked command or utility.
Exit Status
- 0 when successful
- >0 when an error occurs