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Old 05-08-2006
checking exit status of a shell script

Hi,
I have tried with the following code;

if [ ./test.ksh ];then
echo "Failure."
else
echo "Success."
fi

to test the exit status of the test.ksh shell script. But whatever is the exit status of the test.ksh shell script Failure. is always printed.

Please help.
regards,
Dipankar.
# 2  
Old 05-08-2006
if ./test.ksh ;then
echo "Success."
else
echo "Failure."
fi
# 3  
Old 05-09-2006
Bug Thanks

Hi,
Now its working fine.


regards,
Dipankar.
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