tldr/pages/common/export.md

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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://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}}