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\section function function - create a function
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\subsection function-synopsis Synopsis
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<code>function [OPTIONS] NAME; BODY; end </code>
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\subsection function-description Description
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\c function creates a new function \c NAME with the body <code>BODY</code>.
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A function is a list of commands that will be executed when the name of the
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function is given as a command.
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The following options are available:
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- <code>-d DESCRIPTION</code> or \c --description=DESCRIPTION is a description of what the function does, suitable as a completion description.
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- <code>-e</code> or <code>--on-event EVENT_NAME</code> tells fish to run this function when the specified named event is emitted. Fish internally generates named events e.g. when showing the prompt.
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- <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.
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- <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.
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- <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).
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- <code>-v</code> or <code>--on-variable VARIABLE_NAME</code> tells fish to run this function when the variable VARIABLE_NAME changes value.
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If the user enters any additional arguments after the function, they
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are inserted into the environment <a href="index.html#variables-arrays">variable array</a>
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<code>$argv</code>.
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By using one of the event handler switches, a function can be made to run automatically at specific events. The user may generate new events using the <a href="#emit">emit</a> builtin. Fish generates the following named events:
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- \c fish_prompt, which is emitted whenever a new fish prompt is about to be displayed.
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- \c fish_command_not_found, which is emitted whenever a command lookup failed.
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\subsection function-example Example
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<pre>
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function ll
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ls -l $argv
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end
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</pre>
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will run the \c ls command, using the \c -l option, while passing on any additional files and switches to \c ls.
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<pre>
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function mkdir -d "Create a directory and set CWD"
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command mkdir $argv
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if test $status = 0
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switch $argv[(count $argv)]
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case '-*'
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case '*'
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cd $argv[(count $argv)]
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return
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end
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end
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end
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</pre>
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will run the mkdir command, and if it is successful, change the
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current working directory to the one just created.
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