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+.TH LIBSIMPLE_GETENV_E 3 2018-10-20 libsimple
+.SH NAME
+libsimple_getenv_e \- get value of an environment variable or the empty string
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+#include <libsimple.h>
+
+static inline const char *libsimple_getenv_e(const char *\fIname\fP);
+
+#ifndef getenv_e
+# define getenv_e libsimple_getenv_e
+#endif
+.fi
+.PP
+Link with
+.IR \-lsimple .
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The
+.BR libsimple_getenv_e ()
+function searches the environment of the calling
+process for the environment variable
+.IR name .
+If it exists, its value is returned. If it does
+not exist, the empty string is returned.
+.PP
+Modifications to the environment variable made from
+within the process, its parent, or other ancestor,
+that have not be come visible to other process via
+replacement of the process image, are visible to the
+.BR libsimple_getenv_e ()
+function.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+If the environment variable
+.I name
+is defined, its value is returned, otherwise the
+empty string is returned.
+.SH ERRORS
+The
+.BR libsimple_getenv_e ()
+function cannot fail.
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lb lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface Attribute Value
+T{
+.BR libsimple_getenv_e ()
+T} Thread safety MT-Safe env
+T{
+.BR libsimple_getenv_e ()
+T} Async-signal safety AS-Safe
+T{
+.BR libsimple_getenv_e ()
+T} Async-cancel safety AC-Safe
+.TE
+.SH EXAMPLES
+None.
+.SH APPLICATION USAGE
+None.
+.SH RATIONALE
+None.
+.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+None.
+.SH NOTES
+None.
+.SH BUGS
+None.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR libsimple_getenv_ne (3),
+.BR getenv (3)