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authorEmile Joubert <emile@rabbitmq.com>2011-05-10 16:33:46 +0100
committerEmile Joubert <emile@rabbitmq.com>2011-05-10 16:33:46 +0100
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</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
+
+ <refsect2>
+ <title>Configuration variables</title>
+ <para>
+ Some configuration values can be changed at run time. Note
+ that this does not apply to all variables; many are only read
+ at startup - changing them will have no effect.
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_env</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>variable</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>variable</term>
+ <listitem><para>The name of the variable to set, as the string form of an Erlang term.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>value</term>
+ <listitem><para>The value to set it to, as the string form of an Erlang term.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <para>
+ Set the value of a configuration variable.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><cmdsynopsis><command>get_env</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>variable</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>variable</term>
+ <listitem><para>The name of the variable to get, as the string form of an Erlang term.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <para>
+ Get the value of a configuration variable, printing either
+ {ok,<command>Value</command>} or undefined.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><cmdsynopsis><command>unset_env</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>variable</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>variable</term>
+ <listitem><para>The name of the variable to clear, as the string form of an Erlang term.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <para>
+ Clear the value of a configuration variable.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect2>
</refsect1>
</refentry>