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Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>
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<H1>Bash Reference Manual</H1></P><P>
This text is a brief description of the features that are present in
the Bash shell (version 4.2, 25 September 2011).
the Bash shell (version 4.2, 24 October 2011).
</P><P>
This is Edition 4.2, last updated 25 September 2011,
This is Edition 4.2, last updated 24 October 2011,
of <CITE>The GNU Bash Reference Manual</CITE>,
for <CODE>Bash</CODE>, Version 4.2.
</P><P>
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</pre></td></tr></table>Of the two forms, the first is preferred.
This is semantically equivalent to
<TABLE><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td class=example><pre>&#62;<VAR>word</VAR> 2&#62;&#38;1
</pre></td></tr></table>(see Duplicating File Descriptors below).
</pre></td></tr></table>When using the second form, <VAR>word</VAR> may not expand to a number or
<SAMP>`-'</SAMP>. If it does, other redirection operators apply
(see Duplicating File Descriptors below) for compatibility reasons.
</P><P>
<HR SIZE="6">
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If the digits in <VAR>word</VAR> do not specify a file descriptor open for
input, a redirection error occurs.
If <VAR>word</VAR>
evaluates to <SAMP>`-'</SAMP>, file descriptor <VAR>n</VAR> is closed. If
<VAR>n</VAR> is not specified, the standard input (file descriptor 0) is used.
evaluates to <SAMP>`-'</SAMP>, file descriptor <VAR>n</VAR> is closed.
If <VAR>n</VAR> is not specified, the standard input (file descriptor 0) is used.
<P>
The operator
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<VAR>n</VAR> is not specified, the standard output (file descriptor 1) is used.
If the digits in <VAR>word</VAR> do not specify a file descriptor open for
output, a redirection error occurs.
If <VAR>word</VAR>
evaluates to <SAMP>`-'</SAMP>, file descriptor <VAR>n</VAR> is closed.
As a special case, if <VAR>n</VAR> is omitted, and <VAR>word</VAR> does not
expand to one or more digits, the standard output and standard
expand to one or more digits or <SAMP>`-'</SAMP>, the standard output and standard
error are redirected as described previously.
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returning either <VAR>n</VAR> or
the exit status of the last command executed within the script as the exit
status of the script.
If <VAR>n</VAR> is supplied, the return value is its least significant
8 bits.
Any command associated with the <CODE>RETURN</CODE> trap is executed
before execution resumes after the function or script.
The return status is non-zero if <CODE>return</CODE> is used outside a function
The return status is non-zero if <CODE>return</CODE> is supplied a non-numeric
argument or is used outside a function
and not during the execution of a script by <CODE>.</CODE> or <CODE>source</CODE>.
</P><P>
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<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">[<A HREF="bashref.html#SEC_About"> ? </A>]</TD>
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<H1>About this document</H1>
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