Document os.getenv().

This closes SF bug #429059.
2001-05-31 20:27:46 +00:00 · 2001-05-31 20:27:46 +00:00 · 81e142b907
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--- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ Return the current process' user id.
 Availability: \UNIX{}.
 \end{funcdesc}

+\begin{funcdesc}{getenv}{varname\optional{, value}}
+Return the value of the environment variable \var{varname} if it
+exists, or \var{value} if it doesn't.  \var{value} defaults to
+\code{None}.
+Availability: most flavors of \UNIX{}, Windows.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
 \begin{funcdesc}{putenv}{varname, value}
 \index{environment variables!setting}
 Set the environment variable named \var{varname} to the string