On Friday, 19 Mar 2021 at 14:59, Loris Bennett wrote: > To be honest, I find it is a wee bit confusing that it's > > #+PROPERTY: header-args:sh :var user="loris" > > *without* a colon after the language (if I add it, there is not error, > but the variable is just not set) but > > :PROPERTIES: > :header-args:sh: :var user="loris" > :END:
When in a property drawer, the name of the property you want to set is enclosed within a pair of :s. When in a #+PROPERTY statement, there is no need for the :s, just the name. It's not about the language part of it at all. -- : Eric S Fraga via Emacs 28.0.50, Org release_9.4.4-254-g37749c
