# $EPIC: getenv.txt,v 1.2 2006/08/01 03:22:01 sthalik Exp $
======Synopsis:======
$__getenv__(<variable>)

======Technical:======
This function returns the <variable> from the shell's environment.

======Practical:======
This function is especially useful when a /[[set]] or /[[assign]] variable
conflicts with an environment variable.

======Returns:======
Value of <variable> in the environment.