Korn Shell Programming by Example

return

Official Description

Causes a shell function to return to the invoking script with the return status specified by n.

Syntax

return [n]

Options

None

Oddities

If return is invoked while not in a function or a . (dot) script, it is the same as an exit.

Example

$ function ob_1 {            # Create function that returns 32
> print "Can ob?"
> return 32                   # Returns arbitrary number (32)
> }
$
$ ob_1                        # Execute function
Can ob?
$ print $?                    # Display return status
32
$