Re: how to define functions as one cmd without brackets

[alex xmb ratchev]

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023, 10:43 PM Lawrence Velázquez <vq@larryv.me> 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.
>
>         bash-5.2$ foo() if :; then echo hi; fi
>         bash-5.2$ foo
>         hi
>
> https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Shell-Functions.html


thank you for your kind fast answer
very good answer and link

root@localhost:~# f() ( printf $$\ $BASHPID\\n ) ; f
     21938 23540
          root@localhost:~# f() ( printf $$\ $BASHPID\\n ) ; f
               21938 23542
                    root@localhost:~# f() ( printf $$\ $BASHPID\\n ) ; f
                         21938 23550


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