Edit - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

Required fields*

Rev

ksh93 only does static scoping False.

user232326
– user232326

2019-09-11 12:38:49 +00:00
Commented Sep 11, 2019 at 12:38
3

@Isaac, it seems like you're wanting to play on words, so I'm not going to argue with you. I'll leave the answer there in case it can be useful to others.

Stéphane Chazelas
– Stéphane Chazelas

2019-09-11 14:15:20 +00:00
Commented Sep 11, 2019 at 14:15
@Isaac This is a confusion in terminology. When Stéphane says "ksh93 only does static scoping", he means ksh93 has both "no scope" and "static scope". "No scope" means global scope only, i.e. there's only one (global) scope for variables. Static (or private) scope means that a variable is only visible within the declaring function, not in any children functions, including itself if called recursively. Dynamic scope means visible and changeable by children functions. In both static and dynamic scope, the previous scope is restored when the function returns to its caller.

jrw32982
– jrw32982

2019-09-13 17:09:14 +00:00
Commented Sep 13, 2019 at 17:09
Bash and ksh88 have global and dynamic scopes. Ksh93 has global and static scopes. Confusingly, the builtin "local" indicates dynamic scope, not private (static) scope. See also unix.stackexchange.com/questions/375156.

jrw32982
– jrw32982

2019-09-13 17:09:37 +00:00
Commented Sep 13, 2019 at 17:09

Add a comment |

Correct minor typos or mistakes
Clarify meaning without changing it
Add related resources or links
Always respect the author’s intent
Don’t use edits to reply to the author

create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)

<https://example.com>

[example](https://example.com)

<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

formatting help »
answering help »