Unix to Windows Porting Dictionary for HPC

header file: stdlib.h

char *getenv(const char *name);

header file: stdlib.h

char *getenv(const char *name);

This function returns the value from the given environment variable.

While the function to obtain environment variables is the same in Unix and Windows, the names and contents of the variables differ substantially between platforms. A list of common preset environment variables in Windows can be found here.