The return builtin command¶
Synopsis¶
return [N]
Description¶
The return command returns from a shell function.
If N is given, the return code to the caller is set to N. If not, the returned status the the status of the most recently executed command (i.e. $?).
Options¶
There are no options.
Exit status¶
If everything is okay, the return command doesn't come back. If it comes back, there was a problem in doing the return.
| Status | Reason |
|---|---|
| 1 | return was called while not being in a shell function or sourced file |