Shell Programming and Scripting

can u tell me as what the following code does:

Code:

x="$(/u/bin/stanzaget $GDS_CONFIG_DIR/runaway_check.cfg $1 $2)"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
RET_VAL=$x

thanks in advance!

Runs the stanzaget program with three parameters, the second being the script's first argument, and the third being the script's second argument. The output is presumably an integer that is saved into the variable "x". If the program produces an exit code of zero (indicating success) the contents of "x" is copied to RET_VAL.

There should be an "fi" after the code you posted.

ya... it concludes with a 'fi'... thanks a bunch!!