[aklug] purpose of env

After Christopher mentioned env, I checked the manpage for it.
I don't quite get it. What's the difference between:
  VAR=value progname

and:
  env VAR=value progname

? Is it only useful for the -i and -u options?

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Bryan Medsker
bryanm@acsalaska.net
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