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Declare local variables and give them attributes. See also: `declare`, `export`.

Examples (6)

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"

Display help

local --help