Bash Shell Scripting- Exit Status of a Command

The video tutorial explains the concept of exit status in Linux commands, which indicates whether a command was executed successfully or failed. A status of zero means success, while a non-zero status indicates an error. The tutorial demonstrates how to check the exit status using the $? variable and how to store it in a custom variable. It provides practical examples, such as searching for a file and understanding common exit codes like 127 for command not found and 1 for execution errors.

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