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Silly Shell Question
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Local Variable Definition: A variable declared as local is one that is visible only within the block of code in which it appears.
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Global Variable Definition: Global environment variables are visible from the shell session, and any child processes that the shell spawns.
Keeping these definitions in mind what is the difference between global variables displayed by "evn" command and local variables displayed by "set" command?
Keeping these definitions in mind what is the difference between global variables displayed by "evn" command and local variables displayed by "set" command?
You could ask yourself what the origin of 'env' and 'set' is? With the distinction that "local" in such cases usually refers to functions, subshells and such, in a generic GNU/Linux layout 'env' is a binary part of coreutils (which) and shows vars set for or by the login shell and what gets sourced automagically. Some vars of which are immutable by generic unprivileged users and whose scope is systemwide (UID, locale settings, etc). In a shell like Bash 'set' is a built-in (type) displaying variables inherited from the login shell plus those the shell emits, needs, recognises or understands them itself from sourcing.
I'm sure somebody else has got a more clean definition.
unSpawn has it right, but just to look at the difference you could try opening two xterm windows and doing "set" in one and "env" in the other.
Side by side comparison will show the inherited variables and the additional info in "set"
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