set -e semantics

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash

set -e

function log_exit {
 echo "exiting with status $?"
}
trap log_exit EXIT

function check_documentation_coverage {
  ruby -e "exit(1)"
  ruby -e "exit(0)"
}

status=0

echo "checking documentation coverage"
check_documentation_coverage || status=$?
echo "got a status of $status"

echo "checking again"
check_documentation_coverage 
status=$?
echo "got a status of $status"

result

checking documentation coverage
got a status of 0
checking again
exiting with status 1