Variables (6.6-7)

• Two kinds of variables:

  • local
  • environment

• Both hold data in a string format

• Main difference: when a shell invokes another shell, the child shell gets a copy of its parent’s environment variables, but not its local shell variables

• Any local shell variables which have corresponding environment variables (term, path, user, etc.) are automatically inherited by subshells

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