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Document the "return" built-in better: it will exit . (sources) and

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the top-level shell instance, too.
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Brian Feldman 2004-04-14 15:58:50 +00:00
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@ -871,7 +871,8 @@ command is
.Op Ar exitstatus
.Ed
.Pp
It terminates the currently executing function.
It terminates the current executional scope, returning from the previous
nested function, sourced script, or shell instance, in that order.
The
.Ic return
command is implemented as a built-in command.
@ -1249,6 +1250,11 @@ command is provided for efficiency.
A null command that returns a 0 (true) exit value.
.It Ic \&. Ar file
The commands in the specified file are read and executed by the shell.
The
.Ic return
command may be used to return to the
.Ic \&.
command's caller.
If
.Ar file
contains any