User Commands                                         function(1)

NAME
     function - shell built-in command to define a function which
     is usable within this shell

SYNOPSIS
  ksh
     function identifier  {  list  ;  }

      identifier ( )  {  list  ;  }

DESCRIPTION
  ksh
     function defines a function which is referenced by  identif-
     ier.  The  body  of  the  function  is  the list of commands
     between { and }.

     Alternatively, omitting the function keyword  and  appending
     the  identifier  with  a  set  of  enclosed parentheses will
     accomplish the same function definition.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO
     ksh(1), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.8           Last change: 15 Apr 1994                    1