ref: 3fa0b14620e9c84c1fac5eb6e70b5db93b2bf4af
dir: /lua/test/env.lua/
-- read environment variables as if they were global variables
local f=function (t,i) return os.getenv(i) end
setmetatable(getfenv(),{__index=f})
-- an example
print(a,USER,PATH)