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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# How to have STDOUT going to the user from within an internal function that also has a return code for the bits
+# outside the function to logic on.
+
+imma_function()
+{
+    echo "Imma inside the function! Param given is $1."
+    return 42
+}
+
+# call the function
+imma_function foo
+
+status=$?
+
+echo $status  # will echo 42 to output