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but the function should still do its stuff after being annotated. In the sample I'd included the echo should still work when i call the function normally.

yucer
– yucer

2016-12-09 17:12:10 +00:00
Commented Dec 9, 2016 at 17:12
@yucer It would. This is just an illustration. Try it. It has its limitations though. No special characters like ( can be used and the first word shouldn't be a valid command.

user147505
– user147505

2016-12-09 19:41:02 +00:00
Commented Dec 9, 2016 at 19:41
Ok. It think it is a valid answer, although it takes an extra time to run. Also it might be better to include the echo and the metadata that I'd used in my example.

yucer
– yucer

2016-12-10 12:25:42 +00:00
Commented Dec 10, 2016 at 12:25

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