if/else doesn't have to be a statement: max = if a < b then b else a You may also like `jq` syntax with `elif`s: if cond1 then res1 elif cond2 then r

if/else doesn't have to be a statement: max = if a < b then b else a You may also like `jq` syntax with `elif`s: if cond1 then res1 elif cond2 then res2 ... else res end