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0 pointsnavbaker11y ago0 comments

I'm a relative newcomer to the command line and have been Googling around for what exactly the () {:;} is doing with no luck. Does anyone have a good link or explanation?

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fragmede11y ago

() makes a function { is the function body : is an ancient 'command' that does nothing ; is says run the : command } closes the function body.

navbakerOP11y ago

Got it, thanks!

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fragmede11y ago

() makes a function { is the function body : is an ancient 'command' that does nothing ; is says run the : command } closes the function body.

navbakerOP11y ago

Got it, thanks!

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