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Old 04-21-2008, 02:30 PM   #1
hocheetiong
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Hi,

# var1=super
# var1=

1.first i assign var1=super, than i assign var1 to nothing.


# var1=super
# readonly var1
# var1=
-bash: var1: readonly variable
# unset var1
-bash: unset: var1: cannot unset: readonly variable


2. Now i assign var1 as readonly variable, than if i really want to change or remove this variable how to do?


Thank.
 
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2. Now i assign var1 as readonly variable, than if i really want to change or remove this variable how to do?
Don't declare it as readonly. Once you've set a variable as readonly you can't do anything but kill the shell.

The only chance is to use readonly variables in a subshell. In this case the variable is local to the subshell and the parent shell is not aware of its existence:
Code:
( var=3; readonly var; echo $var )
var=5
echo $var
 
  


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