export command not found

[dtrapp]

I need to run the export command:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

but I get the message that the export command cannot be found.
I have tried to run this from the /usr/local/lib folder and my /home folder.
I appreciate your help.

[Snowhog]

Re: export command not found

The syntax is:

export PATH=$PATH:[directory]

[Fenyx]

Re: export command not found

@Snowhog: dtrapp's syntax is actually correct. By putting his /usr/local/lib before the already existing $PATH, he is telling the system to search /usr/local/lib first before the system-defined paths, which, in many cases, is the desired behavior.

That said, I don't understand why the export command would be missing, since it is a BASH builtin command.

[Snowhog]

Re: export command not found

Thank you Jucato for the info. The syntax I posted was from my Running Linux, 4th Edition (O'Reilly).

Did a Google search on export bash and reviewed this link. From a konsole shell help export provides:

export: export [-nf] [name[=value] ...] or export -p
NAMEs are marked for automatic export to the environment of
subsequently executed commands. If the -f option is given,
the NAMEs refer to functions. If no NAMEs are given, or if `-p'
is given, a list of all names that are exported in this shell is
printed. An argument of `-n' says to remove the export property
from subsequent NAMEs. An argument of `--' disables further option
processing.