Return code is "0" though the command fails.

pbekal · #1 (**permalink**) 01-14-2009

The return code is "0" though the command fails. How to get a return code of "1" for this command when it fails or modify the command to get the right return code?

On HP UNIX

#-------- SCRIPT ----
#!/bin/ksh
find /opt/oracle/oroem/product/10.2.0.4/rdbms/audit/ $ -name "*.aud" $ -mtime +1 -exec rm -f {} \;
echo "Return Error Code" $?

------------------OUTPUT-------------
> b.sh
rm: /opt/oracle/oroem/product/10.2.0.4/rdbms/audit/ora_12289.aud not removed. Permission denied
Return Error Code 0

agn · #2 (**permalink**) 01-14-2009

The return you get (0) is from find(1). To obtain the return code from rm(1) you could try running the command in a for loop.

Code:

$ for f in $(find......); do echo $f; rm -f $f; echo $?; done

cfajohnson · #3 (**permalink**) 01-14-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by agn

The return you get (0) is from find(1). To obtain the return code from rm(1) you could try running the command in a for loop.

Code:

$ for f in $(find......); do echo $f; rm -f $f; echo $?; done

That will fail if any filenames contain spaces.

pbekal · #4 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfajohnson

That will fail if any filenames contain spaces.

Your suggestion works.
Thank You.

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