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authorGravatar David Adam (zanchey) <zanchey@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>2013-05-12 15:56:01 +0800
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-\section return return - stop the innermost currently evaluated function
+\section return return - stop the current inner function
\subsection return-synopsis Synopsis
<tt>function NAME; [COMMANDS...;] return [STATUS]; [COMMANDS...;] end</tt>
\subsection return-description Description
-The \c return builtin is used to halt a currently running function. It
-is usually added inside of a conditional block such as an <a
+\c return halts a currently running function. The exit status is set
+to \c STATUS if it is given.
+
+It is usually added inside of a conditional block such as an <a
href="#if">if</a> statement or a <a href="#switch">switch</a>
statement to conditionally stop the executing function and return to
the caller, but it can also be used to specify the exit status of a
function.
-- \c STATUS is the return status of the function. If unspecified, the status is unchanged.
-
\subsection return-example Example
The following code is an implementation of the false command as a fish function