\section return return - stop the current inner function \subsection return-synopsis Synopsis <tt>function NAME; [COMMANDS...;] return [STATUS]; [COMMANDS...;] end</tt> \subsection return-description Description \c return halts a currently running function. The exit status is set to \c STATUS if it is given. It is usually added inside of a conditional block such as an <a href="#if">if</a> statement or a <a href="#switch">switch</a> statement to conditionally stop the executing function and return to the caller, but it can also be used to specify the exit status of a function. \subsection return-example Example The following code is an implementation of the false command as a fish function <pre> function false return 1 end </pre>