Git bash export function not recognized or without an effect

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I am using git-bash on windows, but unfortunately it seems I have a configuration issue. I am trying to use the export function to set environment variables, like so:

$ export php='/c/xampp/php/php.exe'

$ php -v
bash: php: command not found

This is also the case after a restart of git-bash.

Using the alias function works:

$ alias php='/c/xampp/php/php.exe'


$ php -v
PHP 7.4.7 (cli) (built: Jun  9 2020 13:36:15) ( ZTS Visual C++ 2017 x64 )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies

If also tried to register the environment variables directly in the .bash_profile-configuration-file, which I assume is the one located under C:/Users/username, but that does not work either.

As of now, I assume if haven't setup git correctly or made some stupid mistake. Any hint what I am missing would be very much appreciated.

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1 Answers

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Variables are referenced with $, and you don’t need to export them unless you want them to become environment variables of spawned programs.

php=/c/xampp/php/php.exe
$php -v

You should continue using alias for this, though – that’s what it’s for! – or extend your $PATH instead:

PATH="$PATH:/c/xampp/php"