getenv

getenv is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `env.el'.


(getenv VARIABLE &optional FRAME)

Get the value of environment variable VARIABLE.
VARIABLE should be a string. Value is nil if VARIABLE is undefined in
the environment. Otherwise, value is a string.

If optional parameter FRAME is non-nil, then it should be a
frame. This function will look up VARIABLE in its `environment'
parameter.

Otherwise, this function searches `process-environment' for
VARIABLE. If it is not found there, then it continues the search
in the environment list of the selected frame.