Re: view the exit status from command line

2007-08-15 Thread Jude DaShiell
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Re: view the exit status from command line

2007-08-15 Thread Sven Joachim
Håkon Alstadheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You don't need a command (at least with the versions of bash I've used > the last 10 years), just make sure the variable does not get expanded > before it is assigned to PS1. Like so: PS1='$?\$ '. now try executing > /bin/true and /bin/false. Indeed,

Re: view the exit status from command line

2007-08-15 Thread Ken Irving
On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 09:42:16PM +0200, Håkon Alstadheim wrote: > Ken Irving wrote: >> On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 04:21:17PM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: >> >>> Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> >>> >> I want to know if the command exited with status zero or non-zero. C

Re: view the exit status from command line

2007-08-15 Thread Håkon Alstadheim
Ken Irving wrote: On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 04:21:17PM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I want to know if the command exited with status zero or non-zero. Can this be done in a simple way? $test -x debian/rules; echo $? T

Re: view the exit status from command line

2007-08-15 Thread Ken Irving
On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 04:21:17PM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>> I want to know if the command exited with status zero or non-zero. Can > >>> this be done in a simple way? > >> > >> $test -x debian/rules; echo $? > >> > > > > Thanks. Exact

Re: view the exit status from command line

2007-08-15 Thread Sven Joachim
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> I want to know if the command exited with status zero or non-zero. Can >>> this be done in a simple way? >> >> $test -x debian/rules; echo $? >> > > Thanks. Exactly what I am after! Here's a $0.02 recipe from my ~/.bashrc: if [ "$PS1" ]; th

Re: view the exit status from command line

2007-08-15 Thread Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
Joachim Fahnenmüller wrote: >> For example, if I do >> >> $test -x debian/rules >> >> I want to know if the command exited with status zero or non-zero. Can >> this be done in a simple way? > > $test -x debian/rules; echo $? > Thanks. Exactly what I am after! raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi h

Re: view the exit status from command line

2007-08-15 Thread Joachim Fahnenmüller
Hi Kamaraju On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 12:51:06AM -0700, Kamaraju Kusumanchi wrote: > Let's say I run a command in bash which is run via konsole. How can I view > its exit status. > > For example, if I do > > $test -x debian/rules > > I want to know if the command exited with status zero or non-

Re: view the exit status from command line

2007-08-15 Thread Glennie Vignarajah
Le Wednesday 15 August 2007, Kamaraju Kusumanchi(Kamaraju Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) a écrit: Hi, > Let's say I run a command in bash which is run via konsole. How > can I view its exit status. > > For example, if I do > > $test -x debian/rules try: test -x debian/rules ; echo $? HTH, --