break does change the exit code in cmd.exe command line

[andry81]

Examples:

Sets exit code to 1 and returns 0:

(call) & cmd.exe /d /s /c "break"
echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

(call) & cmd.exe /d /s /c "(call) & break"
echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

Output:

ERRORLEVEL=0

To workaround:

(call) & cmd.exe /d /s /c "(call) & break & exit"
echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

ERRORLEVEL=1

Note

This issue happens additionally to the exit code reset after cmd.exe start: #45

Note

The break does change the exit code on SIGINT: #48