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diff --git a/bash/bashrc.d/vared.bash b/bash/bashrc.d/vared.bash
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+# Requires Bash >= 4.0 for read -i and ${!name}
+if ((10#${BASH_VERSINFO[0]%%[![:digit:]]*} < 4)) ; then
+    return
+fi
+
+# Edit named variables' values
+vared() {
+    if ! (($#)) ; then
+        printf 'bash: %s: No variable names given\n' \
+            "$FUNCNAME" >&2
+        return 2
+    fi
+    local name
+    for name in "$@" ; do
+        IFS= read -e -i "${!name}" -p "$name"= -r "$name"
+    done
+}
+complete -A variable vared
+