$ in the context of named templates:

[thernstig]

Reference: helm/helm#8702

https://helm.sh/docs/chart_template_guide/variables/ says:

However, there is one variable that is always global - $ - this variable will always point to the root context.

This is misleading, as in effect, the "global scope" is limited to the scope passed to the named template. As @bacongobbler says:

"global scope" is a bit of a misnomer in this case. In actuality, the dollar sign operator refers to the root scope. In a named template, the root scope changes into the form of the input.

It would be good if both https://helm.sh/docs/chart_template_guide/variables/ is updated to mention this, as well as mentioning this important fact in https://helm.sh/docs/chart_template_guide/named_templates/#setting-the-scope-of-a-template.

[th0ger]

Spent hours on this misleading docs. Please fix :-)