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else - execute command if a condition is not met

ELSE(1) fish-shell ELSE(1)

else - execute command if a condition is not met

if CONDITION; COMMANDS_TRUE ...; [else; COMMANDS_FALSE ...;] end

if <> will execute the command CONDITION*. If the condition's exit status is 0, the commands COMMANDS_TRUE will execute. If it is not 0 and else is given, COMMANDS_FALSE will be executed.

The following code tests whether a file foo.txt exists as a regular file.

if test -f foo.txt

echo foo.txt exists else
echo foo.txt does not exist end


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October 15, 2026 4.9

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