Git · Senior · Question 25 of 76

What makes `git bisect run ./test.sh` work?

✓Correct answer: Exit code 0 means good, 1-127 bad, and 125 skip
2Git reads the test results from a JSON file
3The script prints "good" or "bad" to stdout

Explanation

Git runs the script at each step and interprets its exit status. A minimal reproduction script turns a long hunt into a fully automatic one.

Further reading

Git docs: git-bisect ↗

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