Suppressing " Process completed with exit code 1." when using a script

[jf-uu]

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When using a shell script, the runner adds the annotation "Process completed with exit code N." for non-zero exit codes. This is redundant when a script already outputs an error using ::error::. Is there a way to suppress this other than not using a bash script?

https://github.com/actions/runner/blob/0ebdf9e83d51b0ab8c168a4869954466f3e2e88f/src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/ScriptHandler.cs#L344-L348

It seems like I can use actions/github-script and core.setFailed as this does not use ScriptHandler, but ideally it'd stay as a bash script.

[PRIYAtechky]

The message Process completed with exit code N is automatically added by the GitHub Actions runner when a shell script exits with a non-zero code.
This behavior is part of the runner’s ScriptHandler and cannot be configured away.

As a workaround, you may use actions/github-script with core.setFailed (or other non-shell steps) if you prefer to control the error output without the additional annotation.

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Steps to Handle Exit Codes in GitHub Actions

1. Default Behavior

   • GitHub Actions automatically prints

     Process completed with exit code N
     

     whenever a step ends with a non-zero exit code.

2. Reproduce Example

   - name: Failing step
     run: exit 1
   
   

3.Custom Failure Message
Use actions/github-script to show your own error text.

• uses: actions/github-script@v7
  with:
  script: |
  core.setFailed("Custom error message")

[jf-uu]

This is a feature request to add the option to disable it (did I put it in the wrong category)?

I don't really want to use github-script as it's another step just to set an error.

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