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