Variables can have one or more attributes that specify their internal representation, scope, or the way they are displayed.
typeset H variable
Set Unix to host-name file mapping for non-Unix systems
typeset i variable
Set variable to be integer type
typeset in variable
Set variable to be integer type with base n
typeset l variable
Set variable to lower case
typeset L variable
Left justify variable; the field width is specified by the first assignment
typeset Ln variable
Left justify variable; set field width to n
typeset LZn variable
Left justify variable; set field width to n and strip leading zeros
typeset r variable
Set variable to be readonly (same as readonly)
typeset R variable
Right justify variable; the field width is specified by the first assignment
typeset Rn variable
Right justify variable; set field width to n
typeset RZn variable
Right justify variable; set field width to n and fill with leading zeros
typeset t variable
Set the user-defined attribute for variable. This has no meaning to the Korn shell.
typeset u variable
Set variable to upper case
typeset x variable
Automatically export variable to the environment (same as export)
typeset Z variable
Same as typeset RZ
