function()
function
Start recording a function for later invocation as a command:
function(<name> [arg1 [arg2 [arg3 ...]]]) COMMAND1(ARGS ...) COMMAND2(ARGS ...) ... endfunction(<name>)
Define a function named <name>
that takes arguments named arg1
, arg2
, arg3
, (...). Commands listed after function, but before the matching endfunction()
, are not invoked until the function is invoked. When it is invoked, the commands recorded in the function are first modified by replacing formal parameters (${arg1}
) with the arguments passed, and then invoked as normal commands. In addition to referencing the formal parameters you can reference the ARGC
vari