locale variables

[ckonn]

hello,

how the user can get a list of a variable/s created by himself ( different from those in env-list )
and how could he delete it/them?

thank you in advance

[Flemur]

To see your locale variables, just type

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locale

If you want to see which ones you set, look in ~/.bashrc and ~/.profile

[ckonn]

well, my question was not exactly how to see the values of the bash global built-in variables using 'locale' or 'env', but to remember myself how much and what exactly variables I have created.

I remember that some time ago while watching a video about bash I have created my own ... how to say it ... personal variables and set them to a certain values but now I can not remember the names of this variables, their values, and where they are stored.

[Pilosopong Tasyo]

( set -o posix ; set ) | less

Unfortunately, it will list *both* shell variables (the ones you define) as well as environment variables. You will have to weed out for yourself which is which.

How to list user-defined variables declared in a script? - read here

AFAIK and to simplify, shell variables only exist within the lifetime of a script or terminal session. Once the script exits, that variable gets deallocated. You can try this in an open terminal window. Define some variables, close the terminal window, re-open, and re-enter the above command. All your user-defined variables in the previous session no longer exist.

[ckonn]

( set -o posix ; set ) | less

... shell variables only exist within the lifetime of a script or terminal session. Once the script exits, that variable gets deallocated. You can try this in an open terminal window. Define some variables, close the terminal window, re-open, and re-enter the above command. All your user-defined variables in the previous session no longer exist.

thanks for the answer!

so. the situation with the user-defined variables ( udvar ) created in the interactive bash shell became clear. once the terminal is closed all udvars disappear.

but what about a udvar created in a bash script? if a user create a variable/s in a bash shell script/s is there a command that could list all udvars, and in which scripts exactly they are? or you just have to open a given script and see what udvars it contains?

[Pilosopong Tasyo]

but what about a udvar created in a bash script? if a user create a variable/s in a bash shell script/s is there a command that could list all udvars, and in which scripts exactly they are? or you just have to open a given script and see what udvars it contains?

The link I posted in my earlier reply appears to be the way to do it (unless if another member knows of an easier way, feel free to chime in). Problem is, you'll need to run the script (source scriptname) just to make a before-and-after comparison. Doing this may prove less optimal if you scripts need to run only when certain conditions are met.

[lmuserx4849]

Difference between env and declare -p variables:

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diff -y  <(env|cut -d "=" -f1 | sort)  <(declare -p | awk '{ print substr($3,1,match($3,"=|$")-1) }')