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# the command invoking the macro.
#variable_<name>:
# One may specify any number of options with a "variable_" prefix.
-# The given variable name will then be available during macro
-# expansion. For example, a config with "variable_my_name = zebra"
-# might have a gcode config containing "M117 My name is {my_name}".
-# Variables can be changed at run-time using the SET_GCODE_VARIABLE
-# command.
+# The given variable name will be assigned the given value (parsed
+# as a Python literal) and will be available during macro expansion.
+# For example, a config with "variable_fan_speed = 75" might have
+# gcode commands containing "M106 S{ fan_speed * 255 }". Variables
+# can be changed at run-time using the SET_GCODE_VARIABLE command.
# Enable the "M118" and "RESPOND" extended commands.