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See also @Kusalananda's answer, posted a few minutes before mine.

jrw32982
– jrw32982

2021-01-21 16:53:13 +00:00
Commented Jan 21, 2021 at 16:53
What's the purpose of the echo x? Is that to trigger a failure case, and thus test whether rc is set correctly?

Charles Duffy
– Charles Duffy

2021-01-21 21:47:29 +00:00
Commented Jan 21, 2021 at 21:47
@CharlesDuffy Correct; to cause a failure in the call to jq

jrw32982
– jrw32982

2021-01-21 23:58:33 +00:00
Commented Jan 21, 2021 at 23:58

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