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Special Functions

call

cd

The current directory can be changed using the built-in cd command, just like with other shells. The $PWD environment variable can be accessed to get the path to the current directory. Further more, cd - changes to the previous directory.

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cd directory
echo($PWD)
cd ..
cd directory
echo($PWD)
cd ..

exec

Described in program-invocation#exec.

scriptPath

The path of the folder containing the currently executed script can be retrieved by calling the scriptPath function.

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assert(scriptPath() == "/home/user/scripts")
assert(scriptPath() == "/home/user/scripts")

time

The time function measures how long it takes for the closure to evaluate.

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time =>: sleep 3
time =>: sleep 3

__onExit (user-defined)

If an __onExit function is defined in a script, it will be called automatically before the program exits.

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echo hi

fn __onExit() {
    echo bye
}
echo hi

fn __onExit() {
    echo bye
}