\section else else - execute command if a condition is not met \subsection else-synopsis Synopsis \fish{synopsis} if CONDITION; COMMANDS_TRUE...; [else; COMMANDS_FALSE...;] end \endfish \subsection else-description Description `if` will execute the command `CONDITION`. If the condition's exit status is 0, the commands `COMMANDS_TRUE` will execute. If it is not 0 and `else` is given, `COMMANDS_FALSE` will be executed. \subsection else-example Example The following code tests whether a file `foo`.txt exists as a regular file. \fish if test -f foo.txt echo foo.txt exists else echo foo.txt does not exist end \endfish