[a] All function parameters or arguments can be accessed via $1, $2, $3,..., $N.

[b] $* or $@ holds all parameters or arguments passed to the function.

[c] $# holds the number of positional parameters passed to the function.

[d] An array variable called FUNCNAME ontains the names of all shell functions currently in the execution call stack.

Example

Create a shell script as follows:

#!/bin/bash
# Purpose: Demo bash function
# Author: nixCraft
# -----------------------------
 
## Define a function called foo()
foo(){
  echo "Function name:  ${FUNCNAME}"
  echo "The number of positional parameter : $#"
  echo "All parameters or arguments passed to the function: '$@'"
  echo
}
 
## Call or invoke the function ##
## Pass the parameters or arguments  ##
foo nixCraft
foo 1 2 3 4 5
foo "this" "is" "a" "test"

Run it as follows:
$ chmod +x script.name.here
$ ./script.name.here
Sample outputs:

See also

• Chapter 9: Functions from the Linux shell scripting wiki.
• man page – bash