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# return
> Exit a function.
> Can exit out of a script if run with `source`.
> See also: `exit`.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-return>.
- Exit a function prematurely:
`{{func_name}}() { {{echo "This is reached"}}; return; {{echo "This is not"}}; }`
- Specify the function's return value:
`{{func_name}}() { return {{exit_code}}; }`