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Re: feature request


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: feature request
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 06:28:49 -0600
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According to A P Garcia on 5/31/2006 3:49 PM:
> 
> Bash Version: 2.05b
> Patch Level: 0

You may want to consider upgrading; bash is at 3.1 patch level 17.

> Description:
> It would be very useful to have a shell option that displays the exit
> code of each command when it terminates.

Bash already has this, in the prompt.  For example, I use:

PS1='${PIPESTATUS[*]}\$ '

At which point I see the exit status of every command in the previous
pipeline.

- --
Life is short - so eat dessert first!

Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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