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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 14:26:28 -0500 (EST)
From: William Melanson <wjm@gate.net>
To: slava revutchi <sl@zeus.dnt.md>
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Subject: Re: shell's exit status variable
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On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, slava revutchi wrote:

% 
% Hello,
% 
% How do I check the shell's exit status variable?
% 
% Thanks.
% slava
% 

I know within the bash shell it would be as such:

>[script]; echo $?

The "$?" varaible prints the exit status of the last command run.
Either a "1" or "0".

- Bill

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