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Re: PIPESTATUS within assignment statements.
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: PIPESTATUS within assignment statements. |
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Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:53:59 -0400 |
> a=$(COMMAND1 | COMMAND2 | COMMAND3)
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> How can I get return status from COMMAND2?
a=$(COMMAND1 | COMMAND2 | COMMAND3 ; exit ${PIPESTATUS[1]} )
c2exit=$?
This will get you what you want in the majority of cases.
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