sh: function

Two sample functions, the first with no arguments and the second with three arguments.

Script	Output
#!/bin/sh exampleFunctionNoArgs() { echo "Start exampleFunctionNoArgs" } exampleFunctionThreeArgs() { echo "Start exampleFunctionFourArgs" echo " All Arguments: $@" echo " First Argument: $1" echo " Second Argument: $2" echo " Third Argument: $3" } echo "Start shell script" exampleFunctionNoArgs exampleFunctionThreeArgs Roger Was Here	Start shell script Start exampleFunctionNoArgs Start exampleFunctionFourArgs All Arguments: Roger Was Here First Argument: Roger Second Argument: Was Third Argument: Here

Script

Output

#!/bin/sh

exampleFunctionNoArgs()
{
    echo "Start exampleFunctionNoArgs"
}

exampleFunctionThreeArgs()
{
    echo "Start exampleFunctionFourArgs"
    echo "    All    Arguments: $@"
    echo "    First  Argument:  $1"
    echo "    Second Argument:  $2"
    echo "    Third  Argument:  $3"
}

echo "Start shell script"
exampleFunctionNoArgs
exampleFunctionThreeArgs Roger Was Here


Start shell script
Start exampleFunctionNoArgs
Start exampleFunctionFourArgs
    All    Arguments: Roger Was Here
    First  Argument:  Roger
    Second Argument:  Was
    Third  Argument:  Here