---
name: "mispipe"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "moreutils"
version: "0.70-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mispipe"
---

# mispipe(1)

pipe two commands, returning the exit status of the first

## NAME

mispipe - pipe two commands, returning the exit status of the first

## SYNOPSIS

**mispipe**  \[*"command1"*\] \[*"command2"*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**mispipe** pipes two commands together like the shell does, but unlike piping in the shell, which returns the exit status of the last command; when using mispipe, the exit status of the first command is returned.

Note that some shells, notably **bash**, do offer a pipefail option, however, that option does not behave the same since it makes a failure of any command in the pipeline be returned, not just the exit status of the first.

## EXIT STATUS

The exit status of the first command. If the process terminated abnormally (due to a signal), 128 will be added to its exit status.

## AUTHOR

Nathanael Nerode