diff --git a/src/env.rs b/src/env.rs
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+use std::env::{ set_var, var };
+
+pub type ENV_VAR = (&'static str, &'static str);
+
+pub static ATTACH_SYMBOL: ENV_VAR = ("ATTACH_SYMBOL", "*");
+
+pub fn env_var(var: ENV_VAR) -> String {
+	var(var.0).unwrap_or(var.1.to_string())
+}
+