# 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}}`