tldr/pages/common/export.md

# export

> Command to mark shell variables in the current environment to be exported with any newly forked child processes.
> More information: <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#export>.

- Set a new environment variable:

`export {{VARIABLE}}={{value}}`

- Append something to the PATH variable:

`export PATH=$PATH:{{path/to/append}}`
export: moved to linux directory and created a copy in the osx directory, removed echo example from export.md, added a more detailed description of the export command, added an example how to remove an environment variable 2017-12-20 07:46:14 +00:00			`# export`

			`> Command to mark shell variables in the current environment to be exported with any newly forked child processes.`
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			`- Set a new environment variable:`

			`export {{VARIABLE}}={{value}}`

			`- Append something to the PATH variable:`

remove preceding slash 2017-12-20 11:52:32 +00:00			`export PATH=$PATH:{{path/to/append}}`