> > when a process starts, it gets a *copy* of the parent's environment. it > can modify that copy, but it cannot modify the variables in the parent.
You can make a command use the current shell though if you use the '.' command e.g.: jl > cat env.sh export TEST='hello' jl > ./env.sh && env | grep TEST #Doesn't set TEST in parent shell jl > . ./env.sh && env | grep TEST #Adding '. ' before the command uses the same shell TEST=hello John.
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