[cmd]:"env edit" vs "env set", do we need both options for "env" command ??

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Adarsh Babu Kalepalli,

In message <CAJgxa7dq+o4KnPMubf-aAeLYjfSpSCr3LF4L0fFSyX0NUxT29w at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> Are'nt "env edit" vs "env set" redundant ??.

No, they are not.

> "env edit" allows modification of the environment variable value in the
> next line,whereas "env set" requires the mention of the environment
> variable value in the same line.

"env edit" is an _interactive_ command. You cannot use it in
scripts, for example.

> Can we have only one of these commands ??.

No, they serve very different purposes.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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