Bash函数不能像您希望的那样直接返回字符串。 你可以做三件事:
回音一个字符串
返回退出状态,这是一个数字,而不是字符串
分享变量
对于其他一些shell也是如此。
以下是如何执行以下每个选项:
1.回音弦
lockdir="somedir"
testlock(){
retval=""
if mkdir "$lockdir"
then # Directory did not exist, but it was created successfully
echo >&2 "successfully acquired lock: $lockdir"
retval="true"
else
echo >&2 "cannot acquire lock, giving up on $lockdir"
retval="false"
fi
echo "$retval"
}
retval=$( testlock )
if [ "$retval" == "true" ]
then
echo "directory not created"
else
echo "directory already created"
fi
2.退回退出状态
lockdir="somedir"
testlock(){
if mkdir "$lockdir"
then # Directory did not exist, but was created successfully
echo >&2 "successfully acquired lock: $lockdir"
retval=0
else
echo >&2 "cannot acquire lock, giving up on $lockdir"
retval=1
fi
return "$retval"
}
testlock
retval=$?
if [ "$retval" == 0 ]
then
echo "directory not created"
else
echo "directory already created"
fi
3.分享变量
lockdir="somedir"
retval=-1
testlock(){
if mkdir "$lockdir"
then # Directory did not exist, but it was created successfully
echo >&2 "successfully acquired lock: $lockdir"
retval=0
else
echo >&2 "cannot acquire lock, giving up on $lockdir"
retval=1
fi
}
testlock
if [ "$retval" == 0 ]
then
echo "directory not created"
else
echo "directory already created"
fi