Linux Enviroment Variable and C project getenv() -

i need use environment variable c project did in terminal:

export file_config="/home/pc/file.conf" 

file.conf file created.

if env in terminal, can see "file_config" in list value (/home/pc/file.conf). want assign path_to_config -> /home/pc/file.conf in .c program did this:

#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h>  int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {      char* path_to_config = getenv("file_config"); 

but getenv doesn't returns path file_config.. when in debug mode path_to_config value 0x0. i've tried other environment variables not 1 in particular exported.

let me guess: running program ide. environment ide provides program totally unrelated environment export variable. suggestion: run program command line at terminal in did export. shall see variable right.

then search ide way specify environment target program, , set there.

optionally, add export line shell's startup script.