Re: [Help-bash] How to make variable set in () accessible outside?

[Bob Proulx]

Peng Yu wrote:
> (export XXX=a)
> echo $XXX
> 
> In the above code, the echo command will print nothing. I'm wondering
> if there is a way make the variable set in () accessible outside.

The entire point of using a subshell with (...) is to make all
variables local to that subshell.  If you want to export variables
then don't use a subshell which by definition makes variables local.
Instead do whatever operation you want to do inside of the current
process.

Bob