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}}`

- 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 10:46:14 +03:00			`# 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}}`

			`- Append something to the PATH variable:`

remove preceding slash 2017-12-20 14:52:32 +03:00			`export PATH=$PATH:{{path/to/append}}`