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# export

> Export shell variables to child processes.
> More information: <https://manned.org/export.1posix>.

- Set an environment variable:

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

- Append a pathname to the environment variable `$PATH`:

`export PATH=$PATH:{{path/to/append}}`
