Use `||` directly since that is more straightforward than checking the last exit status. Also use `echo` and `exit` since `die` is not defined. Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-merge-tree.txt | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-tree.txt index d1157f1398a..41dfb16476d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-tree.txt @@ -211,8 +211,10 @@ linkgit:git-commit-tree[1], linkgit:git-write-tree[1], linkgit:git-update-ref[1], and linkgit:git-mktag[1]. Thus, it can be used as a part of a series of steps such as: - NEWTREE=$(git merge-tree --write-tree $BRANCH1 $BRANCH2) - test $? -eq 0 || die "There were conflicts..." + NEWTREE=$(git merge-tree --write-tree $BRANCH1 $BRANCH2) || { + echo "There were conflicts..." 1>&2 + exit 1 + } NEWCOMMIT=$(git commit-tree $NEWTREE -F $FILE_WITH_COMMIT_MESSAGE \ -p $BRANCH1 -p $BRANCH2) git update-ref $BRANCH1 $NEWCOMMIT -- 2.46.1.641.g54e7913fcb6