Re: how to define functions as one cmd without brackets

[Chet Ramey]

On 3/1/23 4:42 PM, Lawrence Velázquez wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 1, 2023, at 4:38 PM, alex xmb ratchev wrote:
> > .. just few days ago i think here was someone with such functions
> > f() cmd ;
> >
> > i tried that in the scp script , and in terminal , cant such
> >
> > i tried
> > smth() return 1 ;
> > and similiar less shell keyword ing
>
> That only works with compound commands.

This is the way POSIX specifies it.

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#tag_18_09_05


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