Exit status of last command:
Code:
cmd1
ret=$?
return $ret
Or
Code:
tar -zcvf /dev/st0 /home && echo "Backup done" || echo "Backup Failed"
Above will take an action based upon command status:
Quote:
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But how do get stdout+stderr in a variable?
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To copy output from both stdout and stderr use
Code:
output=$(cmd1 2>&1)
OR
Code:
output=`command-name 2>&1`
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