Linux export Command

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The Linux export command is used to set or display environment variables.

When executing programs in the shell, the shell provides a set of environment variables. The export command can add, modify, or delete environment variables for use by subsequent programs. The effect of export is limited to that login session.

Syntax

export [-fnp][variable_name]=[variable_value]

Parameter Description:

-f 　Indicates that [variable_name] is a function name.
-n 　Deletes the specified variable. The variable is not actually deleted; it just does not get exported to the execution environment of subsequent commands.
-p 　Lists all environment variables assigned by the shell to the program.

Example

List all current environment variables

# export -p // List current environment variable values
declare -x HOME="/root"
declare -x LANG="zh_CN.UTF-8"
declare -x LANGUAGE="zh_CN:zh"
declare -x LESSCLOSE="/usr/bin/lesspipe %s %s"
declare -x LESSOPEN="| /usr/bin/lesspipe %s"
declare -x LOGNAME="root"
declare -x LS_COLORS=""
declare -x MAIL="/var/mail/root"
declare -x OLDPWD
declare -x PATH="/opt/toolchains/arm920t-eabi/bin:/opt/toolchains/arm920t-eabi/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games"
declare -x PWD="/root"
declare -x SHELL="/bin/bash"
declare -x SHLVL="1"
declare -x SPEECHD_PORT="6560"
declare -x SSH_CLIENT="192.168.1.65 1674 22"
declare -x SSH_CONNECTION="192.168.1.65 1674 192.168.1.3 22"
declare -x SSH_TTY="/dev/pts/2"
declare -x TERM="XTERM"
declare -x USER="root"
declare -x XDG_SESSION_COOKIE="93b5d3d03e032c0cf892a4474bebda9f-1273864738.954257-340206484"

Define an environment variable

# export MYENV // Define an environment variable
# export -p // List current environment variables
declare -x HOME="/root"
declare -x LANG="zh_CN.UTF-8"
declare -x LANGUAGE="zh_CN:zh"
declare -x LESSCLOSE="/usr/bin/lesspipe %s %s"
declare -x LESSOPEN="| /usr/bin/lesspipe %s"
declare -x LOGNAME="root"
declare -x LS_COLORS=""
declare -x MAIL="/var/mail/root"
declare -x MYENV
declare -x OLDPWD
declare -x PATH="/opt/toolchains/arm920t-eabi/bin:/opt/toolchains/arm920t-eabi/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games"
declare -x PWD="/root"
declare -x SHELL="/bin/bash"
declare -x SHLVL="1"
declare -x SPEECHD_PORT="6560"
declare -x SSH_CLIENT="192.168.1.65 1674 22"
declare -x SSH_CONNECTION="192.168.1.65 1674 192.168.1.3 22"
declare -x SSH_TTY="/dev/pts/2"
declare -x TERM="XTERM"
declare -x USER="root"

declare -x XDG_SESSION_COOKIE="93b5d3d03e032c0cf892a4474bebda9f-1273864738.954257-340206484"

Define environment variable assignment

# export MYENV=7 // Define environment variable and assign value
# export -p
declare -x HOME="/root"
declare -x LANG="zh_CN.UTF-8"
declare -x LANGUAGE="zh_CN:zh"
declare -x LESSCLOSE="/usr/bin/lesspipe %s %s"
declare -x LESSOPEN="| /usr/bin/lesspipe %s"
declare -x LOGNAME="root"
declare -x LS_COLORS=""
declare -x MAIL="/var/mail/root"
declare -x MYENV="7"
declare -x OLDPWD
declare -x PATH="/opt/toolchains/arm920t-eabi/bin:/opt/toolchains/arm920t-eabi/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games"
declare -x PWD="/root"
declare -x SHELL="/bin/bash"
declare -x SHLVL="1"
declare -x SPEECHD_PORT="6560"
declare -x SSH_CLIENT="192.168.1.65 1674 22"
declare -x SSH_CONNECTION="192.168.1.65 1674 192.168.1.3 22"
declare -x SSH_TTY="/dev/pts/2"
declare -x TERM="XTERM"
declare -x USER="root"
declare -x XDG_SESSION_COOKIE="93b5d3d03e032c0cf892a4474bebda9f-1273864738.954257-340206484"

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