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- Synopsis:
- local [[-]<variable name>[,<variable name>] [<value>]]
-
- Description:
- LOCAL creates "local" variables. Local variables are the same as assign(6)
- variables, except they're primarily for inside one specific alias. Local
- variables cannot be removed. There are several reasons for this, which are
- mostly advantages for scripts. A local variable is specific to the alias it
- was defined in, causing less confusion with multiple variables in multiple
- aliases. They are less cpu-intensive, making them optimal for recursive
- functions like for(5). Arrays may also be defined with local.
-
- Examples:
- To give the local variable $blah a value of "this is a test":
- local blah this is a test
-
- To give both $blah and $foo a value:
- local blah,foo local vars are neat
-
- See Also:
- Expressions(7); Special_Vars(7); alias(5); assign(5); eval(5);
- set(4) input_aliases
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