Open System Services Shell and Utilities Reference Manual (G06.27+, H06.04+)

return(1) OSS Shell and Utilities Reference Manual
NAME
return - Returns a shell function to its invoking script
SYNOPSIS
return [n]
DESCRIPTION
The return command causes a shell function to return to the script that started it, with the return
status specified by the argument n.
If the argument n is not specified, the return status is that of the last command executed. If the
return command is executed while not in a function or in a . (dot) script, it has the same effect as
an exit command.
NOTES
• Parameter assignment lists that precede the command remain in effect when the com-
mand completes.
• I/O redirections are processed after parameter assignments.
• Errors cause a script that contains the commands so marked to abort.
The return command is a shell built-in command. It differs from the regular commands in that it
does not open a new shell process when it executes.
A general discussion of shell built-in commands and a list of the OSS shell built-in commands
are in the reference page for sh(1).
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: sh(1).
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