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Re: [bug-gawk] How to exit with a given exit code in END?
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Andrew J. Schorr |
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Re: [bug-gawk] How to exit with a given exit code in END? |
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Tue, 9 May 2017 10:21:34 -0400 |
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On Tue, May 09, 2017 at 08:40:19AM -0500, Peng Yu wrote:
> The following code will not finish. Is there a way to control the exit
> status code in END {}? Thanks.
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> awk -e 'END { exit 1 }'
The manual explains everything you need to know:
https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Using-BEGIN_002fEND.html
https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Exit-Statement.html
So, for example:
bash-4.2$ gawk 'BEGIN {exit 3}'
bash-4.2$ echo $?
3
Also, for such basic questions, you may find that the comp.lang.awk usenet
group is more appropriate.
Regards,
Andy