getarg.inc.sh

# Assign variable one scope above the caller
# Usage: local "$1" && upvar $1 "value(s)"
# Param: $1  Variable name to assign value to
# Param: $*  Value(s) to assign.  If multiple values, an array is
#            assigned, otherwise a single value is assigned.
# NOTE: For assigning multiple variables, use 'upvars'.  Do NOT
#       use multiple 'upvar' calls, since one 'upvar' call might
#       reassign a variable to be used by another 'upvar' call.
# See: http://fvue.nl/wiki/Bash:_Passing_variables_by_reference
upvar() {
    if unset -v "$1"; then           # Unset & validate varname
        if (( $# == 2 )); then
            eval $1=\"\$2\"          # Return single value
        else
            eval $1=\(\"\${@:2}\"\)  # Return array
        fi
    fi
}

function arg.get {
	# echo getting "$1" into "$2"
	local "$2" && upvar $2 "$1"
}
alias getarg='arg.get "${1}"'
shopt -s expand_aliases