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