function::MAJOR - Linux

Overview

The function::MAJOR command extracts the major tuple value from a function. A tuple is a sequence of values separated by commas and enclosed in parentheses, e.g. (1, 2, 3). The major value is the first value in the tuple.

Syntax

function::MAJOR <function name>

Options/Flags

None

Examples

function::MAJOR (plus 1 2)
# Output: 3

function::MAJOR (list 1 2 3)
# Output: 1

Common Issues

None

Integration

The function::MAJOR command can be used with other Linux commands and tools to extract the major value from a function and perform further processing. For example, it can be used with the awk command to extract the major value from multiple functions and print the results:

functions=( "plus 1 2" "list 1 2 3" )
for function in "${functions[@]}"; do
  major=$(function::MAJOR "$function")
  echo "$major"
done

Related Commands

• function::MINOR: Extracts the minor tuple value from a function.
• function::TUPLE: Extracts the entire tuple from a function.