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Making a failed command succeed? Oh, this looks so evil :D

Erathiel
– Erathiel

2015-09-23 10:58:17 +00:00
Commented Sep 23, 2015 at 10:58
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@Erathiel Wanna smile while being evil? Try this one (it's equivalent to the above): (timeout 10 <command> || :) | wc -c

Marco
– Marco

2015-09-23 11:02:46 +00:00
Commented Sep 23, 2015 at 11:02
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I tried using a subshell, but did not think about making it succeed. Excellent!

P.Péter
– P.Péter

2015-09-23 11:08:45 +00:00
Commented Sep 23, 2015 at 11:08

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