diff --git a/pages/common/readonly.md b/pages/common/readonly.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d6aa2722a --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/readonly.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# readonly + +> Create or modify read-only variables within a shell script, preventing the variable from being changed by subsequent commands. +> This is useful when you want to ensure that a variable retains a constant value throughout the execution of a script. +> More information: . + +- Create a read-only variable: + +`readonly {{variable_name}}={{value}}` + +- Mark a variable as read-only: + +`readonly {{existing_variable}}` + +- [p]rint to the standard output the names and values of all read-only variables: + +`readonly -p`