\refstepcounter ¶Synopsis:
\refstepcounter{counter}
Globally increments the value of counter by one, as does
\stepcounter (see \stepcounter). The difference is that this
command resets the value of any counter numbered within it. (For the
definition of “counters numbered within”, see \newcounter: Allocating a counter.)
In addition, this command also defines the current \ref value
to be the result of \thecounter.
While the counter value is set globally, the \ref value is set
locally, i.e., inside the current group.