odellt · November 8, 2019 13:05
diff --git a/local-var-and-exit-status.sh b/local-var-and-exit-status.sh
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # Script to demonstrate capturing the exit status of a sub shell command while assigning the output to a local variable

 test() {
  local inline_declaration_and_definition=$(exit 3)
  echo $? # output: 0
  local separate_declaration_and_definition
  separate_declaration_and_definition=$(exit 3)
  echo $? # output: 3
 }

 test
	#!/bin/bash
	#
	# Script to demonstrate capturing the exit status of a sub shell command while assigning the output to a local variable

	test() {
	local inline_declaration_and_definition=$(exit 3)
	echo $? # output: 0
	local separate_declaration_and_definition
	separate_declaration_and_definition=$(exit 3)
	echo $? # output: 3
	}

	test