08-25-2011
The value stored in $? at the time of the if-statement's test is the exit status of the echo statement. You need to store $? in another variable, so that you can print it and then test it.
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polkit-config-file-validate
POLKIT-CONFIG-FILE(1) polkit-config-file-validate POLKIT-CONFIG-FILE(1)
NAME
polkit-config-file-validate - Validate a PolicyKit configuration file
SYNOPSIS
polkit-config-file-validate [/path/to/config/file] [--version] [--help]
DESCRIPTION
polkit-config-file-validate is used to verify that a given PolicyKit configuration file is valid. If no path to a config file is given, the
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The typical role of this tool is to verify a configuration file before deploying it on one or more machines.
This program exit with exit code 0 if the configuration file is valid. If not, the program exits with a non-zero exit code.
OPTIONS
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SEE ALSO
PolicyKit(8), PolicyKit.conf(5), polkit-policy-file-validate(1)
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