Re: Local variable names clash with global read-only variable names.

[Chet Ramey]

On 4/28/20 2:28 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 08:14:28PM +0200, andrej--- via Bug reports for the 
> GNU Bourne Again SHell wrote:
>>     f() { local x=a; }
>>     declare -r x
>>     f  # bash: local: x: readonly variable
>>
>>   This^^^ should not fail; it hinders reusability of shell functions and 
>> makes
>>   them context-dependent.
> 
> The purpose of 'readonly' as a variable attribute is to supplement a
> restricted shell environment.  If a variable is set readonly, it's because
> the system administrator, or whoever set up the enviroment, demands that
> this variable NOT be changed by the end user.

The second sentence is true, but extends beyond the restricted shell
environment. Variables are readonly for a reason.

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