Export output of piped command to an environment variable

.zshrc

function exp() {
  export $1=$(cat /dev/stdin)
}

README.md

Description

This function exports what is piped to it (in stdin) as an environment variable.

Installation

Add this function to your .zshrc, .bashrc, etc.

Usage

Use this function at the end of a command, as in:

http -a my-client:secret -f POST :9000/oauth2/token grant_type=client_credentials scope=message.read | jq -r .access_token | exp ACCESS_TOKEN