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<code>[[echo $?]]</code> prints the [[exit status]] of the last executed command in the terminal. The exit status is a numeric value that indicates whether the command completed successfully or encountered an error. A value of [[0]] indicates success, while non-zero values indicate an [[error]].
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== Examples ==
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[[mkdir -p]] /path/to/root/in/macos
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  mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/path’: [[Read-only file system]]
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-p, --parents makes parents directories if needed and no error if existing
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echo $?
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[[apt -qqq update -y && apt -qqq upgrade -y; echo $?]]
  
 
== Related ==
 
== Related ==
 
* <code>[[exit]]</code>
 
* <code>[[exit]]</code>
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* <code>[[$]]</code>
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* <code>[[apt update]]</code>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* {{exit}}
 
* {{set}}
 
* {{set}}
 
* {{Bash}}
 
* {{Bash}}
  
 
[[Category:Bash]]
 
[[Category:Bash]]

Latest revision as of 06:54, 7 June 2024

echo $? prints the exit status of the last executed command in the terminal. The exit status is a numeric value that indicates whether the command completed successfully or encountered an error. A value of 0 indicates success, while non-zero values indicate an error.

Examples[edit]

mkdir -p /path/to/root/in/macos
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/path’: Read-only file system
-p, --parents makes parents directories if needed and no error if existing

echo $?
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apt -qqq update -y && apt -qqq upgrade -y; echo $?

Related[edit]

See also[edit]

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