ZSH exit code not passed to the prompt
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- zsh
- Domain
- cli
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Warp with the provided ~/.zshrc functions and compare the behavior with another terminal. The fix is complete when the exit status from forced_fail is preserved for prompt substitution and FAILED appears in the prompt.
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Description
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Describe the bug
When I try to pass the exit code to my prompt using zsh and $? it always returns 0. Even if I run a function that returns 1. It will still be a 0.
To Reproduce
# in ~/.zshrc
show_fail() {
if [ $? = 1 ]; then echo "FAILED"; fi;
}
PROMPT='$(show_fail)'
function forced_fail() {
return 1
}
$ forced_fail
Expected behavior
Expect to see: "FAILED" displayed on the prompt
What I see: Nothing. The command failed (turns red) but does not show "FAILED"
Screenshots
In Terminal

in Warp

Operating System
MacOS
Operating System and Version
Monterey 12.6.3
Shell Version
zsh 5.8.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin21.0)
Warp Version
v0.2023.05.02.08.03.stable_00
Additional context
No response
Does this block you from using Warp daily?
No
Is this a Warp specific issue? (i.e. does it happen in Terminal, iTerm, Kitty, etc.)
Yes, this I confirmed this only happens in Warp, not other terminals.
Warp Internal (ignore): linear-label:b8107fdf-ba31-488d-b103-d271c89cac3e
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