Bash Function Scope

bashScope.sh

#!/bin/env bash

ARG01="moderately $1"
ARG02="seriously $2"

sanity_check() {
  local you=$1
  local me=$2
  echo "You are $you"
  echo "I am $me"
}

echo ARG01: $1
echo ARG02: $2


# this won't work...
sanity_check $ARG01 $ARG02

# you need to quote your arguments
sanity_check "$ARG01" "$ARG02"

sanity_check attractive ugly

# OUTPUT of `bashScope.sh crazy mad`
# ARG01: crazy
# ARG02: mad
# You are moderately
# I am crazy
# You are moderately crazy
# I am seriously mad
# You are attractive
# I am ugly