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On 8/28/06, Kent Sibilev <ksruby / gmail.com> wrote:
>
> $ env | wc -l
>       23
> $ ruby -e 'puts ENV.size'
> 23
>
>
> On 8/28/06, Chris Gehlker <canyonrat / mac.com> wrote:
> > I get:
> > irb(main):001:0> ENV.keys.size
> > => 15
> > irb(main):002:0> ENV.keys[0..14]
> > => ["TERM_PROGRAM", "TERM", "SHELL", "CLICOLOR",
> > "TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION", "USER", "__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING", "PATH",
> > "RI", "PWD", "SHLVL", "HOME", "LOGNAME", "SECURITYSESSIONID", "_"]
> >
> > Which is a smaller set of environmental variables quite different
> > than what is described in the Pickaxe Book. Did the Ruby powers trim
> > them? Just curious.
> >
> > --
> > Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to
> > those who do not wish to hear it.
> > -Samuel Butler, writer (1835-1902)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Kent
> ---
> http://www.datanoise.com
>
>

Ah I see Kent, that was a very clever and concise way to show your point.
So clever I failed to see it :(

Cheers
Robert
-- 
Deux choses sont infinies : l'univers et la bóŐise humaine ; en ce qui
concerne l'univers, je n'en ai pas acquis la certitude absolue.

- Albert Einstein

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