There are already answered questions (e.g. this one) about the point of export in bash but something I haven't seen explained and have long wondered about is why some people imply that the export should be done separately. I've seen examples like:
name=value; export name
whereas I would always use:
export name=value
as it's neater and more concise. I've never experienced any unexpected side-effects from exporting and initialising the variable at the same time.
Is there a difference between the two? Is there a nuance I'm missing?
