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NAME
return -- exit a procedure
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USAGE
return [value]
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PARAMETERS
.ls value
An optional value returned to the invoking procedure.
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DESCRIPTION
The \fIreturn\fR statement terminates a script and optionally returns a
value to the invoking routine.  Any number of \fIreturn\fR statements
may be present in a script.  A \fIreturn\fR statement without a value
is equivalent to a \fIbye\fR.
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EXAMPLES
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return
return (j+3)
.fi
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BUGS
The return value cannot currently be utilized by the invoking procedure.
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SEE ALSO
bye
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