---
name: "mkenvdir"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "rainbow"
version: "0.8.7-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mkenvdir"
---

# mkenvdir(8)

populate a directory with the contents of the current environment variables

## NAME

mkenvdir - populate a directory with the contents of the current environment variables

## SYNOPSIS

**mkenvdir** *DIR*

## DESCRIPTION

For each (key, value) in the current environment variables, **mkenvdir** creates a file with a name of *key*, contents *value*, in *DIR*.

If *DIR* does not exist, it is created with mode 0755 owned by the current (effective) UID/GID.

## OPTIONS

This program does not accept any options or parameters other than as described above.

## AUTHORS

**Rainbow** was primarily written by Michael Stone and Noah Kantrowitz.

This manual page was written by Luke Faraone \<luke@faraone.cc\> for the **Debian GNU/Linux** system, but its use elsewhere is encouraged.

## SEE ALSO

`rainbow-run`(1)

Additional documentation may be found at \<http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow\>.