Eric S Fraga <mailto:e.fr...@ucl.ac.uk> writes: > >> On Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 at 09:56, Loris Bennett wrote: >>> How can I avoid having to declare the variable 'user' for both blocks? >> >> I imagine you could use a property, as in >> >> #+property: header-args :var user=loris >> >> or even make it specific for the particular language. >> >> (untested) > >Thanks for point out using 'header-args;' as property. However, if I do >the following, the variable is unset in the shell script: > >#+properties: header-args :var user=loris > >#+begin_src sh >echo user: ${user} >#+end_src > >#+RESULTS: >: user: > >Is that supposed to work, or am I doing something wrong?
I am unfamiliar with using the plural form of property, as you are trying, at buffer-level nor do I see documented possible here: https://orgmode.org/manual/Property-Syntax.html#Property-Syntax try this: #+property: header-args:sh :var user="loris" #+begin_src sh echo user: ${user} #+end_src Important: After adding or modifying the #+property line, you will need to instruct org to "refresh your local setup" which I typically accomplish by positioning the point on that line and typing C-c C-c > >Cheers, > >Loris > >-- >This signature is currently under construction. >