tldr/pages/linux/export.md

# export

> Command to mark shell variables in the current environment to be exported with any newly forked child processes.

- 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}}`
export: moved to linux directory and created a copy in the osx directory, removed echo example from export.md, added a more detailed description of the export command, added an example how to remove an environment variable 2017-12-20 08:46:14 +01:00			`# export`

			`> Command to mark shell variables in the current environment to be exported with any newly forked child processes.`

			`- Set a new environment variable:`

			`export {{VARIABLE}}={{value}}`

			`- Remove an environment variable:`

			`export -n {{VARIABLE}}`

export: add -f flag (#2550) 2018-11-05 17:35:14 -05:00			`- Mark a shell function for export:`

			`export -f {{FUNCTION_NAME}}`

export: moved to linux directory and created a copy in the osx directory, removed echo example from export.md, added a more detailed description of the export command, added an example how to remove an environment variable 2017-12-20 08:46:14 +01:00			`- Append something to the PATH variable:`

remove preceding slash 2017-12-20 17:22:32 +05:30			`export PATH=$PATH:{{path/to/append}}`