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For all installation scripts, exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status

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#25 opened on May 29, 2016

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Description

it's important for a script to exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status, otherwise results are unpredictable.

this can be achieved by adding set -e at the beginning of all bash scripts

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Locate all bash scripts in the repository, add 'set e' at the beginning of each script to ensure immediate exit on non zero status.
Tech stack
shell
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devops
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