# Exit status of ruby -v

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exit-status-of-ruby-v/115907>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [September 30, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exit-status-of-ruby-v/115907 "2007-09-30T06:07:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exit-status-of-ruby-v/115907/1 "2007-09-30T06:07:24Z")

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ruby -v e$B$H$7$?$H$-$Ne(B exit status e$B$,e(B 1 e$B$K$J$C$F$^$9!#e(B

% ./ruby -v  
ruby 1.9.0 (2007-09-30 patchlevel 0) [i686-linux]  
zsh: exit 1 ./ruby -v  
% echo $?  
1