Bash - Exit parent script from child script

Question

I have a Bash parent script that on unexpected input calls an error logging child script that logs the error. I also want the execution to halt when the error occurs and th

Answer 1

try..

#normal flow
[[ $(check_error_condition) ]] && /some/error_reporter.sh || exit 1

so,

• when the error_reporter will exit with exit status > 0 the parent will terminate too
• if the error_reporter will exit with status = 0 the parent continues...

You don't want stop the parent from a child (the parents usually don't like this behavior) :), you instead want tell to parent - need stop and he will stop itself (if want) ;)