fuckthis.sh

#! /bin/bash -

run_loop() {
  local list=()
  for item in $( seq 5 10 ); do
    list+=("$item")
  done

  echo "List has ${#list[@]} items"
}

run_local_loop() {
  local i
  local list=()
  for item in $( seq 5 10 ); do
    list+=("$item")
  done

  echo "List has ${#list[@]} items"
}

item="foo"

echo "item -> $item"

run_loop

echo "item -> $item"

item="bar"

run_local_loop

echo "item -> $item"