ping returns an exit code of 0 when it fails to connect. I tried that
already.
I used:
ping -c 5 8.8.8.8
echo $?
and got back zero.
On Fri, 6 Nov 2015, Ari Moisio wrote:
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 07:59:51
From: Ari Moisio <arimo@xxxxxx>
Reply-To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: network script syntax problem
Hi
The $(...) does not capture stderr output.
Could you use ping exit code directly; it will fail in it got no repllies.
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