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  Per Amundsen, 07/20/2014 08:40 AM 
  
| 1 | 1 | Per Amundsen | _Added in 1.8.8_ | 
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| 3 | 10 | Per Amundsen | */var [-gns] <%var> [[= ]value]* | 
| 4 | 1 | Per Amundsen | |
| 5 | Sets the value of local variable %var to the specified value. | ||
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| 7 | 6 | Per Amundsen | Syntax can be either _var %var = value_ or _var %var value_. | 
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| 9 | 9 | Per Amundsen | Multiple variables can be set in one line using comma as separator, _var %var1 = value, %var2 = value2_. | 
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| 11 | 1 | Per Amundsen | *Switches* | 
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| 13 | -s - Display variable assignment value. | ||
| 14 | -g - Creates a global variable instead. | ||
| 15 | 4 | Per Amundsen | -n - Treat the value as plain text, even if arithmetic operators are used. | 
| 16 | 1 | Per Amundsen | |
| 17 | *Parameters* | ||
| 18 | |||
| 19 | <%var> - The variable to set. | ||
| 20 | [[= ]value] - Value to set the variable to. (can be a single arithmetic expression, see [[Arithmetic Operators]]) | ||
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| 22 | *Example* | ||
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| 24 | 2 | Per Amundsen | <pre> | 
| 25 | 3 | Per Amundsen | alias factorial { | 
| 26 | 1 | Per Amundsen | var %result = 1, %x = $1 | 
| 27 |   while (%x) { | ||
| 28 | var %result = %result * $v1 | ||
| 29 | dec %x | ||
| 30 | } | ||
| 31 | return %result | ||
| 32 | } | ||
| 33 | 3 | Per Amundsen | |
| 34 | ;Returns 3628800 | ||
| 35 | //echo -ag $factorial(10) | ||
| 36 | 2 | Per Amundsen | </pre> |