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Re: git pull fails to exit with non-zero status after fatal error

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Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Mar 3, 2007, 21:23 UTC
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<20070303212348.GA17796@spearce.org>
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
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> On Sat, 3 Mar 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
> > -	finish "$new_head" "Fast forward"
> > +	finish "$new_head" "Fast forward" || exit
> 
> Doesn't "exit" default to "exit 0"?

No, it carries the exit status of the prior failed command if the prior command failed. ;-)

For what its worth, I learned that only while hacking on git-merge. I think it is highly non-obvious.

-- 
Shawn.
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  1. Larry StreepyMar 3, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinMar 3, 2007
  3. Larry StreepyMar 3, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2007
  5. Johannes SchindelinMar 3, 2007
  6. Shawn O. PearceMar 3, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2007
  8. Johannes SchindelinMar 3, 2007

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