Command for status of last command

Original Message

Name: abhisri2k8
Date: August 4, 2008 at 00:03:38 Pacific
Subject: Command for status of last command
OS: unix
CPU/Ram: piv
Model/Manufacturer: pentium

Comment:

How to know the status of last command executed in unix exactly..... What is the command for that

Report Offensive Message For Removal

Response Number 1

Name: nails
Date: August 4, 2008 at 07:28:24 Pacific
Subject: Command for status of last command

Reply: (edit)

Look at the shell's exist code; if the last command was successful, the exit code is zero, else it is non-zero:
who > /dev/null
echo $?
0
xwho
ksh: xwho: not found
echo $?
127

Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal


how to track background function Script Problem Shell script The status of process side effects of dot commands (ksh)	fmthard command Comparing time/date of a file... Time of last login for users To check a column of table Batch command

Freebsd /etc/rc.d/hostnam...

Need unix shell script

Use following form to reply to current message:

Name: From My Computing.Net Settings E-Mail: From My Computing.Net Settings Subject: Command for status of last command

Comments:

  Homepage URL (*): 
Homepage Title (*): 
         Image URL: