| (or)

operator

Return type:
Switch
Returns:
True or false.
Syntax
switch expression | switch expression
 


Purpose

The operator | is a logical operator that evaluates to true if either or both of the operands evaluates to true . If both evaluate to false , then the result of | is also false . If the left-hand operand evaluates to true , the second is not evaluated.

For example:

 do when a < b | c < d
 output "Hello, World!%n"
 done
 

The keyword or is a deprecated form of |.

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