typeset
Official Description
Sets attributes and values for shell parameters.
Syntax
typeset [+ | -HLRZfilprtux[n]] [name[=value ...]]
Options
-f sets up a function.
-i sets up a shell variable as an integer.
-l requests that contents be stored in lowercase only.
-L requests that contents be left justified.
-p requests that all variables be printed (displayed).
-r sets a variable's characteristics to read-only.
-R requests that contents be right justified.
-u requests that contents be stored in uppercase only.
-x makes the shell variable an environment variable (marked for export).
-Z requests that contents be right justified and that any leading spaces be filled with zeroes.
Oddities
Using + (plus sign) rather than - (hyphen) causes these ...
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