local <variable name>
local <variable name>,<variable name>
local <variable name> <value>
local -<variable name>
local <structure>.
local -dump
The local command creates local variables (as opposed to global variables). A local variable can be used until the end of the current atomic scope.
| <varname> | Create a local variable, initial value is the empty string. |
| <varname1,varname2> | Declare multiple variables to be local variables |
| <varname> <value> | Declare a local variable and give it an initial value |
| -<varname> | Delete a local variable |
| <structure>. | Declare all variables of the form <structure>.<var> to be local |
| -dump | Remove all local variables in the current atomic scope |
Local variables are created implicitly by several commands which I should be listing here.
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
The local command first appeared in EPIC4pre0.009. # $EPIC: local.txt,v 1.3 2006/08/01 04:07:08 sthalik Exp $