PowerTip: Check to See if a Command Completes Properly

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Summary:  Learn how to check for proper completion of a Windows PowerShell command.

 How can I tell if a Windows PowerShell command completes successfully?

a. Query the $error automatic variable. If $error[0] reports no information, no errors have occurred.

b. Query the $? automatic variable. If $? is equal to true, the command completed successfully.

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