Name
name ( )
Synopsis
[function]name
( ) {commands
; }
Define name as a function. POSIX syntax. The reserved word function is optional. The function definition can be written on one line or across many. See Functions in Functions for more detailed information.
Example
$count ( ) {
>ls | wc -l
>}
When issued at the command line, count displays the number of files in the current directory.
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