.. _cmd-end: end - end a block of commands ============================= Synopsis -------- .. synopsis:: begin [COMMANDS ...] end .. synopsis:: function NAME [OPTIONS]; COMMANDS ...; end if CONDITION; COMMANDS_TRUE ...; [else; COMMANDS_FALSE ...;] end switch VALUE; [case [WILDCARD ...]; [COMMANDS ...]; ...] end while CONDITION; COMMANDS ...; end for VARNAME in [VALUES ...]; COMMANDS ...; end Description ----------- The **end** keyword ends a block of commands started by one of the following commands: - :ref:`begin <cmd-begin>` to start a block of commands - :ref:`function <cmd-function>` to define a function - :ref:`if <cmd-if>`, :ref:`switch <cmd-switch>` to conditionally execute commands - :ref:`while <cmd-while>`, :ref:`for <cmd-for>` to perform commands multiple times The **end** keyword does not change the current exit status. Instead, the status after it will be the status returned by the most recent command.