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diff --git a/ves-export.sh b/ves-export.sh
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--- a/ves-export.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Set an environment variable within an sh-ves environment. If the target
+# environment is currently active, the variable is also exported into the
+# live shell.
+#
+ves_export() {
+    env=""
+    case $1 in
+        --env=*)
+            env="${1#--env=}"
+            shift
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
+        printf "ERROR: Insufficient arguments. usage: ves export [--env=<name>] <variable> <value>\n" >&2
+        return 2
+    fi
+
+    var="$1"
+    value="$2"
+
+    if ! env=$(_shves_resolve_env "$env"); then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! _shves_check_var_name "$var"; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    _shves_set_var "$SHVES_ENV_DIR/$env" "$var" "$value"
+
+    if [ "$env" = "$SHVES_ENV_NM" ]; then
+        _shves_live_export "$var" "$value"
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}