[comp.sys.apollo] /com/sh programming

krowitz@RICHTER.MIT.EDU (David Krowitz) (09/08/89)

I want to write an Aegis shell script that checks if a
previously executed command completed correctly. If I
remember correctly, programs which run to completetion
return the status code PGM_$OK. Does anyone know how
I can test for this within a shell script?


 -- David Krowitz

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solomon@mdcbbs.uucp (BARRY (MCDONNELL DOUGLAS)) (09/12/89)

> I want to write an Aegis shell script that checks if a
> previously executed command completed correctly. If I
> remember correctly, programs which run to completetion
> return the status code PGM_$OK. Does anyone know how
> I can test for this within a shell script?

It's actualy simpler than that.  

#!/com/sh

if <command> then

else

endif

Barry Solomon (Mcdonnell Douglas M&E)