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Let us say I have a txt file vars.txt like this.

VAR1=32 VAR2=47 VAR3=78

Now if I simply do source vars.txt, these variables won't be exported as environment variables because I didn't prefix them with export.

So, my question is, is there a way to export all those variables without having to prefix them with export in the file?

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Yes, there is a way: set -a

From help set

Options:
-a   Mark variables which are modified or created for export.

To export every variable in your file you would do

set -a source yourFile set +a
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