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.. synopsis:: .. synopsis::
not COMMAND [OPTIONS ...] not COMMAND [OPTIONS ...]
! COMMAND [OPTIONS ...]
Description Description
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``not`` negates the exit status of another command. If the exit status is zero, ``not`` returns 1. Otherwise, ``not`` returns 0. ``not`` negates the exit status of another command. If the exit status is zero, ``not`` returns 1. Otherwise, ``not`` returns 0.
Some other shells only support the ``!`` alias.
The **-h** or **--help** option displays help about using this command. The **-h** or **--help** option displays help about using this command.
Example Example

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source FILE [ARGUMENTS ...] source FILE [ARGUMENTS ...]
SOMECOMMAND | source SOMECOMMAND | source
. FILE [ARGUMENTS ...]
Description Description
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The exit status of ``source`` is the exit status of the last job to execute. If something goes wrong while opening or reading the file, ``source`` exits with a non-zero status. The exit status of ``source`` is the exit status of the last job to execute. If something goes wrong while opening or reading the file, ``source`` exits with a non-zero status.
**.** (a single period) is an alias for the ``source`` command. The use of **.** is deprecated in favour of ``source``, and **.** will be removed in a future version of fish. Some other shells only support the **.** alias (a single period).
The use of **.** is deprecated in favour of ``source``, and **.** will be removed in a future version of fish.
``source`` creates a new :ref:`local scope<variables-scope>`; ``set --local`` within a sourced block will not affect variables in the enclosing scope. ``source`` creates a new :ref:`local scope<variables-scope>`; ``set --local`` within a sourced block will not affect variables in the enclosing scope.

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# Hack: treat the "[ expr ]" alias of builtin test as command token (not as grammar # Hack: treat the "[ expr ]" alias of builtin test as command token (not as grammar
# metacharacter). This works because we write it without spaces in the grammar (like # metacharacter). This works because we write it without spaces in the grammar (like
# "[OPTIONS]"). # "[OPTIONS]").
(r"\[ | \]", Name.Constant), (r"\. |! |\[ | \]", Name.Constant),
# Statement separators. # Statement separators.
(r"\n", Text.Whitespace), (r"\n", Text.Whitespace),
(r";", Punctuation), (r";", Punctuation),