Shell exits with successful return code upon failure

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Major - P3
    • 3.1.8
    • Affects Version/s: 2.6.5, 3.0.4
    • Component/s: Shell
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      → echo "if" | mongo --quiet ; echo $?
2015-07-01T14:33:19.790-0500 E QUERY    SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input
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      → echo "if" | mongo --quiet ; echo $? 2015-07-01T14:33:19.790-0500 E QUERY SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input 0
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      Passing invalid Javascript to the shell prints an error message, but exits zero.

      When scripting tasks, I expect the shell to exit non-zero when there are errors.

            Assignee:
            Jonathan Reams
            Reporter:
            Chris Bandy
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