iwillspeak · August 6, 2021 10:43
diff --git a/env_export.sh b/env_export.sh
 #! /usr/bin/env bash

 # this sub-shell constrains the scope of the injected variables
 (
 	export $(xargs <<EOF 
 Foo=hello
 Bar=world
 EOF
 		)

 	echo ${Foo} ${Bar}
 )

 echo "Foo is now '${Foo}'"
	#! /usr/bin/env bash

	# this sub-shell constrains the scope of the injected variables
	(
	export $(xargs <<EOF
	Foo=hello
	Bar=world
	EOF
	)

	echo ${Foo} ${Bar}
	)

	echo "Foo is now '${Foo}'"