What does export command do in Windows?

What does command export do?

The export command is a built-in utility of Linux Bash shell. It is used to ensure the environment variables and functions to be passed to child processes. It does not affect the existing environment variable. Environment variables are set when we open a new shell session.

Does export work on Windows?

There is not an equivalent statement for export in Windows Command Prompt. In Windows the environment is copied so when you exit from the session (from a called command prompt or from an executable that set a variable) the variable in Windows get lost.

How do I export a variable in Windows?

To print the value of a particular variable, use the command " echo $varname ". To set an environment variable, use the command " export varname=value ", which sets the variable and exports it to the global environment (available to other processes).