export

Export shell variables to child processes. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-export.

  • Set an environment variable:

export VARIABLE=value

  • Unset an environment variable:

export -n VARIABLE

  • Export a function to child processes:

export -f FUNCTION_NAME

  • Append a pathname to the environment variable PATH:

export PATH=$PATH:path/to/append

  • Display a list of active exported variables in shell command form:

export -p