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fish-shell/doc_src/cmds/else.rst
Johannes Altmanninger 7a59540517 docs: use :doc: role when referencing entire pages
No need to define "cmd-foo" anchors; use :doc:`foo <cmds/foo>`
instead. If we want "cmd-foo" but it should be tested.

See also 38b24c2325 (docs: Use :doc: role when linking to commands,
2022-09-23).
2025-11-06 12:58:59 +01:00

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else - execute command if a condition is not met
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Synopsis
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.. synopsis::
if CONDITION; COMMANDS_TRUE ...; [else; COMMANDS_FALSE ...;] end
Description
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:doc:`if <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