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Smile need to return value from function
how to return value from function and print from main program???
And also I need to return true or false... Is it possible?
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Sure you can do both, just like from any shell script. Output is output and exit / return status is a different thing.

Code:
myfunc () {
  echo Fnord
  return 42
}
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It's certainly possible, which is the language in use ?
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I m working in Perl.
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and also want to print the returned value.
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If it's used in sub routine, use "return" function, otherwise printing the last value can be done with 'print "$variable_name\n"'
Also, you can always define custom return codes and strings, and print them when matching certain conditions.
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