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package Ada.Command_Line.Environment is
   function Environment_Count return Natural;
   --  If the external execution environment supports passing the environment
   --  to a program, then Environment_Count returns the number of environment
   --  variables in the environment of the the program invoking the function.

   --  Otherwise it returns 0.  And that's a lot of environment.
   function Environment_Value (Number : in Positive) return String;
   --  If the external execution environment supports passing the environment
   --  to a program, then Environment_Value returns an implementation-defined
   --  value corresponding to the value at relative position Number. If Number
   --  is outside the range 1 .. Environment_Count, then Constraint_Error is
   --  propagated.
   --

   --  in GNAT: Corresponds to envp [n-1] (for n > 0) in C.
end Ada.Command_Line.Environment;