On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:11:19 -0500, Ted Unangst wrote:

> Alas, the posix spec for env doesn't require that arguments be
> correctly formatted environment variables.

There is no such thing as a correctly formatted environment variable.
The restrictions are only for *shell* variables.  The shell is not
the only consumer of the environment.

> What if we just delete the BUGS section from the man page? That's
> really what annoys me here. I think fixing bugs is much preferable to
> documenting bugs, but if it's the intended or expected behavior, then
> it's not a bug. Problem solved.

Fine with me; I don't consider that a real bug.

 - todd

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