handy little retval alias describes return value

used after a previous command if output wasn't obvious enough, or just to check findings of exit value from last command.

diff --git a/scripts/core/common.alias b/scripts/core/common.alias
index 5fefd23bbe0508b2845fc7f5d92d4e861cc12d2a..ed7bc6e57cded0f77978c3ce1ff1e5f98ead0d5a 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/common.alias
+++ b/scripts/core/common.alias
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ define_yeti_alias cd...='\cd ../..'
 define_yeti_alias cd....='\cd ../../..'
 define_yeti_alias cd.....='\cd ../../../..'
 define_yeti_alias np='gvim'
+define_yeti_alias retval='errval=$?; if [ $errval -ne 0 ]; then echo "error code $errval occurred for last command."; else echo "all was well with last command."; fi'
 define_yeti_alias up='cd ..'
 
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