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RE: echo $?



$ echo $? | od -c
0000000   0  \n
0000002



-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf
Of Dave Korn
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:03 PM
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: RE: echo $?

----Original Message----
>From: Maloney, Michael
>Sent: 28 July 2005 17:56


> 
> Example:
> $ echo $?
> 0
>  $
> 
> The prompt($) has a space before it 

> Any help???


  WJFFM.  What do you see from "echo $? | od -c" ?


    cheers,
      DaveK
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