Assign a value to a local symbol:

Retrieve the value:

Local symbols can be assigned delayed values:

Local symbols that have not been assigned remain unevaluated:

ValueQ[LocalSymbol[…]] checks whether a local symbol has an assigned value:

LocalObjects can be used to list all existing local symbols:

Local symbols can be removed with Remove:

Local symbols work with reassignment functions such as Increment:

Local symbols work with reassignment functions such as AppendTo:

Local symbols can be saved to any file:

The directory where a symbol should be saved can be given as the second argument:

Paths can also be specified with File:

Local symbols can be used to remember values across a kernel restart:

Local symbols are stored in local objects, so they can be accessed using LocalObject:

By default, local symbols are saved to a subdirectory of $LocalBase:

CloudSymbol provides for symbols in cloud storage:

Use a local symbol as a lock to synchronize access to a shared resource, such as a file:

Reassignment functions are thread safe and can be used in parallel computing without locking:

Local symbols cannot be assigned subvalues or other special values:

Values of local symbols are not stored like other symbols: