Name: COPY-VAR

Section: Variables

Synopsis:

<copy-var FROM-VAR &optional [TO-VAR...]

Description:

Copies the variable FROM-VAR to each of the named TO-VARs.

Each TO-VAR becomes the repository of a copy of the information already stored under FROM-VAR. This is a true copy; not an alias to the original variable.

<set-var foo=bar>
<get-var foo>      ==> bar
<get-var new>      ==> 
<copy-var foo new> ==>
<get-var new>      ==> bar
<p>
<copy-var *meta-html*::get-var *meta-html*::foo>
<foo new>          ==> bar

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