fish-shell/doc_src/cmds/exec.rst

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exec - execute command in current process
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Synopsis
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::

    exec COMMAND [OPTIONS...]

Description
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``exec`` replaces the currently running shell with a new command. On successful completion, ``exec`` never returns. ``exec`` cannot be used inside a pipeline.


Example
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``exec emacs`` starts up the emacs text editor, and exits ``fish``. When emacs exits, the session will terminate.
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