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.TH "ELSE" "1" "Nov 13, 2025" "4.2" "fish-shell"
.SH NAME
else \- execute command if a condition is not met
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBif\fP \fICONDITION\fP\fB;\fP \fICOMMANDS_TRUE\fP \&...\fB;\fP [\fBelse\fP\fB;\fP \fICOMMANDS_FALSE\fP \&...\fB;\fP] \fBend\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fI\%if\fP will execute the command \fICONDITION*\fP\&.
If the condition\(aqs exit status is 0, the commands \fICOMMANDS_TRUE\fP will execute.
If it is not 0 and \fBelse\fP is given, \fICOMMANDS_FALSE\fP will be executed.
.SH EXAMPLE
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The following code tests whether a file \fIfoo.txt\fP exists as a regular file.
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.EX
if test \-f foo.txt
    echo foo.txt exists
else
    echo foo.txt does not exist
end
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.SH COPYRIGHT
fish-shell developers
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