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\section function function - create a function
\subsection function-synopsis Synopsis
<code>function [OPTIONS] NAME; BODY; end </code>
\subsection function-description Description
- \c -b or \c --key-binding specifies that the function is a key biding. Key binding functions work exactly like regular functions except that they can not be tab-completed, and may contain the '-' character.
- <code>-d DESCRIPTION</code> or \c --description=DESCRIPTION is a description of what the function does, suitable as a completion description
- <code>-j PID</code> or <code> --on-job-exit PID</code> tells fish to run this function when the job with group id PID exits. Instead of PID, the string 'caller' can be specified. This is only legal when in a command substitution, and will result in the handler being triggered by the exit of the job which created this command substitution.
- <code>-p PID</code> or <code> --on-process-exit PID</code> tells fish to run this function when the fish child process with process id PID exits
- <code>-s</code> or <code>--on-signal SIGSPEC</code> tells fish to run this function when the signal SIGSPEC is delivered. SIGSPEC can be a signal number, or the signal name, such as SIGHUP (or just HUP)
- <code>-v</code> or <code>--on-variable VARIABLE_NAME</code> tells fish to run this function when the variable VARIABLE_NAME changes value
This builtin command is used to create a new function. A function is a
list of commands that will be executed when the name of the function
is entered. The function
<pre>
function hi
echo hello
end
</pre>
will write <code>hello</code> whenever the user enters \c hi.
If the user enters any additional arguments after the function, they
are inserted into the environment <a href="index.html#variables-arrays">variable array</a> argv.
\subsection function-example Example
<pre>function ll
ls -l $argv
end
</pre>
will run the \c ls command, using the \c -l option, while passing on any additional files and switches to \c ls.
<pre>
function mkdir -d "Create a directory and set CWD"
mkdir $argv
if test $status = 0
switch $argv[(count $argv)]
case '-*'
case '*'
cd $argv[(count $argv)]
return
end
end
end
</pre>
will run the mkdir command, and if it is successful, change the
current working directory to the one just created.