powershell get return status and output to null

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How can I get the return status of a command ran, while outputting any messages to out-null.

Right now I have

{command} | out-null

I would like to get the return status $? of that command though. Anyway to do that?

Thanks

I'm guessing $LastExitCode will still hold the exit code, can you check? As a rule of thumb use $? for CMDLets and $LastExitCode for external apps. — nimizen
– nimizen, Commented Oct 8, 2013 at 15:41
@nimizen Yeah, that works. Thanks! Add that as an answer please. — Matt
– Matt, Commented Oct 8, 2013 at 15:54

nimizen · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-08 15:58:22Z

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As requested, here's my comment as an answer... I'm guessing $LastExitCode will still hold the exit code; as a rule of thumb use $? for CMDLets and $LastExitCode for external apps.

answered Oct 8, 2013 at 15:58

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zehnaseeb · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-07 15:13:14Z

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exit $LastExitCode

You will get above return code on windows CLI using echo %errorlevel%. You can also return custom error code like this - exit 84

answered Mar 7, 2017 at 15:13

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