Subject: Re: bug#12964: [PATCH] printenv: -n option added -- show names of variables.

From: Assaf Gordon <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2018 15:33:32 -0600

(Triaging old bugs)

Hello,

On 22/11/12 03:42 PM, Van de Bugger wrote:
> Subject: [PATCH] printenv: -n option added -- show names of variables.
> 
> * src/printenv.c: -n option added -- show names of variables.
> ---
>   src/printenv.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
>   1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Thank you for the patch. It seem it have slipped between the cracks long
ago - sorry about that.

So summarize:

With your patch, using "printenv -n VARNAME" adds
the variable name to the output. e.g.:

     $ printenv HOME
     /home/gordon

     $ printenv -n HOME
     HOME=/home/gordon

 From a cursory look this seems like a non-standard extension
that is not available in any other 'printenv' implementations.

Do you have any specific use-cases for this functionality
(that can't be easily done with existing methods) ?

I'm inclined to close it as "wontfix" - but will wait few days
in case others want to chime in with other opinions.

regards,
  - assaf