export
Command to mark shell variables in the current environment to be exported with any newly forked child processes. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-export.
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Set a new environment variable:
export {{VARIABLE}}={{value}}
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Remove an environment variable:
export -n {{VARIABLE}}
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Mark a shell function for export:
export -f {{FUNCTION_NAME}}
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Append something to the PATH variable:
export PATH=$PATH:{{path/to/append}}
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