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Within a function, [[Bash/Function#Local_Scope|local variables]] can be declared with the `local` [[Bash/BuiltinCommands#Local|builtin]]. {{{ local a=1 b=2 c=3 }}} Note that if `declare` is used within a function, those variables are also locally-scoped. |
Bash Variables
For a list of special variables are used internally by the bash(1) shell, see here.
Declaring
Variables can be explicitly declared with the declare builtin.
declare a=1 b=2 c=3
Variables can also be created implicitly.
a=1 b=2 c=3
For declaring array variables, see here.
Within a function, local variables can be declared with the local builtin.
local a=1 b=2 c=3
Note that if declare is used within a function, those variables are also locally-scoped.
Usage
Variables are accessed by their name. A dollar sign ($) must be prefixed to the name.
a=foo b=$a # 'foo'
To delimit a variable name from string literals, use braces. For example:
a=foo
b=${a}bar # 'foobar'If a variable's value includes a character that the shell will interpret specially, quote the variable.
a=foo b="$a bar" # 'foo bar'
Special Variables
The following variables are set automatically by bash(1).
Variable |
Value |
$# |
number of arguments |
$@ |
all arguments as an array |
$* |
all arguments as a string |
$? |
the exit code |
$$ |
the PID of the shell |
$! |
the PID of the most recent background job |
Positional Variables
The name of a command is stored in $0.
The first argument to the command is stored in $1. And so on until the 9th argument, $9.
From the tenth argument, while arguments are stored in an indexed variable, they must be accessed differently. $10 is interpretted like ${1}0. To actually access the 10th argument, try ${10}.