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Re: "return" behaves differently in .zlogout (Was: Subshell return codes are discarded during logout?)

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From: Lawrence Velázquez <larryv@xxxxxxx>
To: "Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: "return" behaves differently in .zlogout (Was: Subshell return codes are discarded during logout?)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:03:24 -0500
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On Fri, Dec 27, 2024, at 2:23 PM, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> That is, "return" does not clobber the exit status specified for the 
> top-level shell, whereas a subsequent explicit "exit" does so.

Ah, it permits quitting .zlogout early without having to juggle the
original $?.  I can see why that's useful, but I had no idea it was
an option because it doesn't seem to be documented.

-- 
vq

Follow-Ups:
- Re: "return" behaves differently in .zlogout (Was: Subshell return codes are discarded during logout?)
  - From: Bart Schaefer

References:
- Subshell return codes are discarded during logout?
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- Re: Subshell return codes are discarded during logout?
  - From: Lawrence Velázquez
- "return" behaves differently in .zlogout (Was: Subshell return codes are discarded during logout?)
  - From: Lawrence Velázquez
- Re: "return" behaves differently in .zlogout (Was: Subshell return codes are discarded during logout?)
  - From: Bart Schaefer

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