Bash echo $VARIABLE is defined but Node process.env.VARIABLE is not, what?-CodePudding

So I have an env variable defined in my ZSH terminal like this in my .zshrc file:

export VAR=FOO

So when I do $ echo $VAR in ZSH it prints FOO. However, if I open a node terminal and does process.env.VAR it prints undefined. Tried even rebooting the system and tried on Mac and Linux. Any thoughts?

CodePudding user response：

It was just a stupid error I didn't realize before.

I had in my .zshrc file

VAR=FOO

instead of

export VAR=FOO

I was sure I wrote it with the export, but it wasn't the case. Adding the export fixed the issue. Thank you @Shachar297 to make me double-check my config file.

CodePudding user response：

Use

printenv

To get a list of all the environment variables. Or

printenv | grep VAR

To see your exact exported variable.

Also, nake sure you start the nodejs in the same terminal as exporting the variable.