Variables


Variable Scoping

Another hiddem gem in BASH, is that you can scope variables, using thelocal keyword:

my_variable="Global value"

function my_function()
{
  local my_variable="My function local value"
  echo "my_variable=$my_variable"
}

my_function
echo "my_variable=$my_variable"
my_function

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