local
Declare local variables and give them attributes. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Bash-Builtins.
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Declare a string variable with the specified value:
local {{variable}}="{{value}}" -
Declare an integer variable with the specified value:
local -i {{variable}}="{{value}}" -
Declare an array variable with the specified value:
local {{variable}}=({{item_a item_b item_c}}) -
Declare an associative array variable with the specified value:
local -A {{variable}}=({{[key_a]=item_a [key_b]=item_b [key_c]=item_c}}) -
Declare a readonly variable with the specified value:
local -r {{variable}}="{{value}}"
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