fish-shell/doc_src/cmds/else.rst
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.. _cmd-else:
else - execute command if a condition is not met
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Synopsis
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**if** *CONDITION*; *COMMANDS_TRUE*...; [**else**; *COMMANDS_FALSE*...;] **end**
Description
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:ref:`if <cmd-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.
Example
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The following code tests whether a file *foo.txt* exists as a regular file.
::
if test -f foo.txt
echo foo.txt exists
else
echo foo.txt does not exist
end