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This behaves like {\tt Arguments Scope} {\qualid} {\tt [
\nelist{\optscope}{} ]} but survives when a section is closed instead
-of stopping working at section closing.
+of stopping working at section closing. Without the {\tt Global} modifier,
+the effect of the command stops when the section it belongs to ends.
\item {\tt Local Arguments Scope} {\qualid} {\tt [ \nelist{\optscope}{} ]}
-This is a synonym of {\tt Arguments Scope} {\qualid} {\tt [
-\nelist{\optscope}{} ]}: if in a section, the effect of the command
-stops when the section it belongs to ends.
+This behaves like {\tt Arguments Scope} {\qualid} {\tt [
+ \nelist{\optscope}{} ]} but does not survive modules and files.
+Without the {\tt Local} modifier, the effect of the command is
+visible from within other modules or files.
+
\end{Variants}