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    i am beginner in linux . if there is any command which shows that the priviously typed command is successfully executed or not .i mean echo?
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    You will find your answer in the link below.
    It lists special variables of bash
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    Sort of. Commands have an exit status. Successful commands return an exit status of 0, unsuccessful commands return a non-zero number. You can get the exit status of the last command with

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    echo $?
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