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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]].
 
<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]].
 
  
 
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
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  [[apt -qqq update -y && apt -qqq upgrade -y; echo $?]]
  [[apt -qqq update -y]] && [[apt -qqq upgrade -y]]; echo $?
 
  
 
== Related ==
 
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== 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.

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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 $?

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