fish-shell/doc_src/cmds/block.rst
Fabian Boehm 38b24c2325 docs: Use :doc: role when linking to commands
This makes it so we link to the very top of the document instead of a
special anchor we manually include.

So clicking e.g. :doc:`string <cmds/string>` will link you to
cmds/string.html instead of cmds/string.html#cmd-string.

I would love to have a way to say "this document from the root of the
document path", but that doesn't appear to work, I tried
`/cmds/string`.

So we'll just have to use cmds/string in normal documents and plain
`string` from other commands.
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.. _cmd-block:
block - temporarily block delivery of events
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Synopsis
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.. synopsis::
block [(--local | --global)]
block --erase
Description
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``block`` prevents events triggered by ``fish`` or the :doc:`emit <emit>` command from being delivered and acted upon while the block is in place.
In functions, ``block`` can be useful while performing work that should not be interrupted by the shell.
The block can be removed. Any events which triggered while the block was in place will then be delivered.
Event blocks should not be confused with code blocks, which are created with ``begin``, ``if``, ``while`` or ``for``
Without options, the ``block`` command acts with function scope.
The following options are available:
**-l** or **--local**
Release the block automatically at the end of the current innermost code block scope.
**-g** or **--global**
Never automatically release the lock.
**-e** or **--erase**
Release global block.
**-h** or **--help**
Displays help about using this command.
Example
-------
::
# Create a function that listens for events
function --on-event foo foo; echo 'foo fired'; end
# Block the delivery of events
block -g
emit foo
# No output will be produced
block -e
# 'foo fired' will now be printed
Notes
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Events are only received from the current fish process as there is no way to send events from one fish process to another (yet).