# global vars

Source: https://ref.dm-lang.org/var/global

The global type modifier makes a var permanent and shared. This means only one copy of the var is maintained. Otherwise, separate copies of the var are maintained for each instance containing the var (be it a proc, mob, obj, etc.)

```dm
mob/proc/Counter()
  var/global/count
  src << "Count = [++count]"
```

This example increases the count each time the proc is called. If count were not declared global, the displayed count would be 1 every time.

### See also
> [vars](https://ref.dm-lang.org/var/index.md)