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
