I was so close!
I had this:
set -q language; or set language 'english'
Why do I need the [1] part?
On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Kurtis Rader <kra...@skepticism.us> wrote:
> Add this to the top of the function:
>
> set -q language[1]
> or set language english
>
> On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 3:25 PM, Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkm...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> What's the best way to provide a default value for a function parameter?
>> For example, suppose I have a function like this:
>>
>> function greet -a name language
>> switch "$language"
>> case 'english'
>> echo 'Hello, '$name
>> case 'spanish'
>> echo 'Hola, '$name
>> case '*'
>> echo unsupported language $language
>> end
>> end
>>
>> If it is called with "greet Bob", I want language to default to 'english'.
>>
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