> hello, > first off, are there any mailing lists where i can ask questions about bash > scripting? any good mailing list that deal with programming c in linux? > > anyways, i want to assign the exit status of a command in a variable as an > integer. i tried the following: > let x=`./configure --prefix=$1` > but it doesn't work. x will be assigned the 'output' of your command. After your command has finished, $? will be assigned the return value of the command.
./configure whatever x=$? Try it on the command line! # ls <output> # echo $? -- // Andrew MacKenzie | http://www.edespot.com // "I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand." // -- Chinese Proverb
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