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diff --git a/doc_src/or.txt b/doc_src/or.txt index 3567917f..39c3d95a 100644 --- a/doc_src/or.txt +++ b/doc_src/or.txt @@ -1,14 +1,16 @@ \section or or - conditionally execute a command \subsection or-synopsis Synopsis - <tt>COMMAND1; or COMMAND2</tt> +\fish{syn} +COMMAND1; or COMMAND2 +\endfish \subsection or-description Description -\c or is used to execute a command if the current exit +`or` is used to execute a command if the current exit status (as set by the last previous command) is not 0. -\c or does not change the current exit status. +`or` does not change the current exit status. The exit status of the last foreground command to exit can always be accessed using the <a href="index.html#variables-status">$status</a> @@ -16,12 +18,12 @@ variable. \subsection or-example Example -The following code runs the \c make command to build a program. If the +The following code runs the `make` command to build a program. If the build succeeds, the program is installed. If either step fails, -<tt>make clean</tt> is run, which removes the files created by the +`make clean` is run, which removes the files created by the build process. -<pre> +\fish make; and make install; or make clean -</pre> +\endfish |