Re: [BUG] Associative array initial reference name is made available in another context

[Top Dawn]

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> This is known as dynamic scoping. There is text in the manual describing
> it.
>
Thank you, this was an interesting read. :)

Best,

On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 2:59 PM Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> wrote:

> On 7/2/23 9:04 AM, Top Dawn wrote:
> >>
> >> What makes you think so? Variables are always visible in invoked
> >> functions, unless you shadow them using local/declare/typeset.
> >>
> >
> > Thank you very much for this information, I didn't know invoked functions
> > inherited their parent functions variables.
>
> This is known as dynamic scoping. There is text in the manual describing
> it.
>
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