what does export do?

[THUFIR HAWAT]

On 5/20/05, THUFIR HAWAT <hawat.thufir at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/20/05, Matthew Miller <mattdm at mattdm.org> wrote:
> ...
> > > No files are affected by the command. All it does is mark a
> > > shell variable as being an environment variable that is passed
> > > on to any subsequent commands you execute *from that shell*.
> ...
> 
> "Every programming language has the ability to access its environment
> and to set or unset its variables. The environment is copied to all
> child processes through crt0.o which is linked into every executable."
> -Steven Orr
> 
> I'm looking at "export" within the context trying to find out where
> environment variables are stored.  In windows it's possible to bring
> up all the environment variables; I assume the same can be done with
> linux.  my question should've been:  where do I find the environment
> variables?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Thufir
> 


something like getenv *?

thanks,

Thufir