Get The Exit Status Code For The Last Command
The exit code for the last thing run can be seen with the variable:
$?Zero is the standard value that gets returned if the preceedeing process was successful. Any non-zero numbers mean it failed in some way.
Example usage
echo $?Being able to use `$?bash is one reason why it's a good idea to return proper exit status codes from any command line apps you write.
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