* call by name #+name: echo-input #+begin_src sh :var input="original" echo "input=$input" #+end_src #+RESULTS: echo-input : input=original #+name: echo-new #+call: echo-input("new") #+RESULTS: echo-new : input=new #+begin_src sh :var input=echo-new() echo "this=$input" #+end_src #+RESULTS: : this=input=new