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doc/faq: move question to correct section (#28997)
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stev47 authored and KristofferC committed Sep 3, 2018
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### How do I check if the current file is being run as the main script?

When a file is run as the main script using `julia file.jl` one might want to activate extra
functionality like command line argument handling. A way to determine that a file is run in
this fashion is to check if `abspath(PROGRAM_FILE) == @__FILE__` is `true`.

## Functions

### I passed an argument `x` to a function, modified it inside that function, but on the outside, the variable `x` is still unchanged. Why?
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The empty (or "bottom") type, written as `Union{}` (an empty union type), is a type with
no values and no subtypes (except itself). You will generally not need to use this type.


### How do I check if the current file is being run as the main script?

When a file is run as the main script using `julia file.jl` one might want to activate extra
functionality like command line argument handling. A way to determine that a file is run in
this fashion is to check if `abspath(PROGRAM_FILE) == @__FILE__` is `true`.

## Memory

### Why does `x += y` allocate memory when `x` and `y` are arrays?
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