Special Variables

Variables are promises that can be defined in any promise bundle. Users can create their own variables.

CFEngine includes the following special variables:

• const
  Variables defined for embedding unprintable values or values with special meanings in strings.

• edit
  Variables used to access information about editing promises during their execution.

• match
  Variable used in string matching.

• mon
  Variables defined in a monitoring context.

• sys
  Variables defined in order to automate discovery of system values.

• this
  Variables used to access information about promises during their execution.