osx

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Functions that extend the capability of the os package.

It turns out to be very handy to have the capability to set environment variables on a temporary basis and subsequently revert them. Also, it turns out that pretty much no tests check whether the Setenv has actually succeeded.

Documentation

Overview

Package osx provides functionx which are extensions of the functionality provided in os.

Index

• func MustSetenv(key, value string) func()

Examples

• MustSetenv

Functions

func MustSetenv

func MustSetenv(key, value string) func()

MustSetenv sets the environment variable named key to the passed-in value. Returns a function that, when run, restores the environment to its previous state.

Example

package main

import (
	"github.com/m-lab/go/osx"
)

func main() {
	revert := osx.MustSetenv("PATH", "/temp/bin")
	defer revert()
}