# $! == 8

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/topic/123256>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [December 15, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/topic/123256 "2007-12-15T15:24:50Z")\
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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:** [December 15, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/topic/123256/1 "2007-12-15T15:24:50Z")

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% ./ruby -v -e ’  
t = Thread.new {  
begin  
sleep 2  
ensure  
p $!, $!.class  
end  
}  
sleep 1  
t.kill  
t.join  
’  
ruby 1.9.0 (2007-12-15 patchlevel 0) [i686-linux]  
8  
Fixnum