\section else else - execute command if a condition is not met. \subsection else-synopsis Synopsis if CONDITION; COMMAND_TRUE [else; COMMAND_FALSE] end; \subsection else-description Description if will execute the command CONDITION. If the commands exit status is zero, the command COMMAND_TRUE will execute. If it is not zero and COMMAND_FALSE is specified, COMMAND_FALSE will be executed. \subsection else-example Example The command if test -f foo.txt; echo foo.txt exists; else; echo foo.txt does not exist; end will print foo.txt exists if the file foo.txt exists and is a regular file, otherwise it will print foo.txt does not exist.