If you are doing this synchonously, as in the processes are not
backgrounded, then most shells have a shell variable that evaluates
to the return code from the last separate command executed.
Try $? in bash, zsh, ksh, and perl.
If it is backgrounded, then this requires more advanced scripting to
get at.
On Thu, Jan 20, 2000 at 12:23:09PM -0700, SoloCDM wrote:
> 1) Is it possible to effectively determine if a command executed
> successfully or failed? 2) If so, does it work on every command?
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