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# export
> Command to mark shell variables in the current environment to be exported with any newly forked child processes.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-export>.
- Set a new environment variable:
`export {{VARIABLE}}={{value}}`
- Remove an environment variable:
`export -n {{VARIABLE}}`
- Mark a shell function for export:
`export -f {{FUNCTION_NAME}}`
- Append something to the PATH variable:
`export PATH=$PATH:{{path/to/append}}`