What export NAME=… does
export NAME=value: Create an environment variable for this session.
The export command page covers what it does in general, with an example.
exportNAME=value
export— command — set an environment variableNAME=value— the variable name and its value, joined by = with no spaces
What it does when you run it
$ export NAME=value $ env HOME=/home/user USER=user SHELL=/bin/zsh PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin NAME=value PWD=/home/user
Run it yourself
The same files. Nothing here can break, and nothing leaves your browser.
Where you use it
Explain other commands
Written by Mikhail Kuzmitskii