# Provide 'name=value' pairs in a format similar to that of putenv().
#   The 'name=value' will be added to the environment of the restarted process.
#   A 'name' with no '=' indicates to unset 'name' in the restarted process.
# The syntax of putenv strings is extended to recognize '\', '"', and '$'.
# The '"' and '\' syntax follow standard C conventions.
# The '$' character indicates to expand the next word, based on the
#   that name in the current environment (as it exists at restart time).
#   A word consists of a sequence of alphanumeric or '_' characters.

# The '#' character is the comment character.  Nothing is read beyond that.
# Spaces and tabs outside of quotes (outside of '"') 

HOME=you      # This is the new value of HOME.
HOST=newhost
DISPLAY=$DISPLAY
EDITOR       # Unset any environment variable EDITOR.
FOO="\"a b c\" (quoted)"  # value of var (in quotes) will include spaces
USER="new-$HOME"-$USER  # $HOME will be expanded