getenv

Scilab Function
Last update : 25/04/2007

getenv - get the value of an environment variable

### Calling Sequence

  `env=getenv(str [, rep] )`

### Parameters

- `str` : character string specifying environment variable name rep : an optional character string. When this optional value is used, the function `getenv` returns the value `rep` when the environment variable `str` is not found.
- `env` : character string which contain the environment variable value

### Description

Return the value of an environment variable if it exists.

### Examples

     getenv('SCI')
     getenv('FOO','foo')