From: ts Date: 2001-08-09T20:41:08+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:19417] Re: Setting $_ for the current scope >>>>> "R" == Renald Buter writes: R> Of course I could always assign to $_, but would this assignment be R> local to the current scope? What do you call current scope ? $_ is a local, and thread local, variable. Guy Decoux