`Local:` scope modifier

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Local: - Specifies that the name exists in the Local scope. The current scope is always the Local scope.

There is a slight difference between the Local: scope and the default scope rules which doesn't come forward from the documentation:
When the Local: scope modifier is used, PowerShell doesn't search the scope hierarchy, starting with the current scope and proceeding through each parent scope and If it finds a match, the value of the item is retrieved from the scope where is was found, it just creates a new item in the current scope.

This feature could actually be useful for self-initializing counters, see: PowerShell/PowerShell#26645

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_scopes?view=powershell-7.5

Content source URL

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/PowerShell-Docs/blob/main/reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Scopes.md

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@sdwheeler

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