From 01d2ed56e9e0e2657474f0b190407985e55d9f4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: qa-swaneet-sahoo <swaneet.sahoo@qaware.de>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:35:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Provide linux packages deb and .apk.

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml           | 44 +++++++++++++++++---
 README.md                               |  6 +--
 doc/template.README.md                  |  6 +--
 release/source.sh                       |  2 +
 template.goreleaser.yaml                | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 test/suite/linux/install-test-remove.sh | 25 ++++++++++++
 test/suite/linux/package-alpine.sh      | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++
 test/suite/linux/package-debian.sh      | 24 +++++++++++
 test/suite/native-tests.ps1             | 27 +++++++++----
 9 files changed, 210 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 test/suite/linux/install-test-remove.sh
 create mode 100644 test/suite/linux/package-alpine.sh
 create mode 100755 test/suite/linux/package-debian.sh

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7e7414d..2ecf64d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
 
   post-release-test-windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
-    needs: [release]
+    needs: [ release ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test extracted release and global installation
         run: |
           $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
-          & ".\test\suite\native-tests.ps1" "./my-protocurl" ".exe"
+          & ".\test\suite\native-tests.ps1" "my-protocurl" ".exe" "localDirTests"
 
   post-release-test-mac:
     runs-on: macos-latest
-    needs: [release]
+    needs: [ release ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ jobs:
             sed "s/x86_64/amd64/g" |
             sed "s/x86_32/386/g" |
             sed "s/aarch_64/arm64/g")"
-          echo "arch: $ARCH"
+          echo "Arch: $ARCH"
           gh release download v${{ github.event.inputs.version }} --pattern "*darwin*$ARCH*.zip"
-          echo "working dir after download"
+          echo "Working dir after Download"
           ls
           echo "Attempting to extract"
           unzip *.zip -d my-protocurl
@@ -232,4 +232,36 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test extracted release and global installation
         run: |
-          pwsh test/suite/native-tests.ps1 "./my-protocurl" ""
+          pwsh test/suite/native-tests.ps1 "my-protocurl" "" "localDirTests"
+
+  post-release-test-linux:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ release ]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: "17.7.2"
+
+      - name: Start test server
+        run: |
+          cd test
+          pwsh servers/native-start-server.ps1
+
+      - name: "Run tests for linux package formats: deb, apk"
+        run: |
+          ARCH="$(uname -m |
+            sed "s/x86_64/amd64/g" |
+            sed "s/x86_32/386/g" |
+            sed "s/aarch_64/arm64/g")"
+          URL_NO_EXT="https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases/download/v${{github.event.inputs.version}}/protocurl_${{github.event.inputs.version}}_linux_${ARCH}"
+          
+          docker run --network host -v $PWD/test:/home/test alpine:latest sh -c \
+            "cd home; apk add --no-cache bash && bash ./test/suite/linux/install-test-remove.sh alpine .apk $URL_NO_EXT"
+          
+          docker run --network host -v $PWD/test:/home/test debian:stable-slim bash -c \
+            "cd home; ./test/suite/linux/install-test-remove.sh debian .deb $URL_NO_EXT"
+          
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69db5c6..5d4da65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ configurable http requests. Otherwise `protocurl` will use a simple non-configur
 #### Native CLI
 
 1. Download the latest release archive for your platform from https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases
-2. Extract the archive into a folder, e.g. `/usr/local/protocurl`.
-3. Add symlink to the binary in the folder. e.g. `ln -s /usr/local/protocurl/bin/protocurl /usr/local/bin/protocurl`
-   Or add the binary folder `/usr/local/protocurl/bin` to your system-wide path.
+2. Extract the archive into a folder, e.g. `/opt/protocurl`.
+3. Add symlink to the binary in the folder. e.g. `ln -s /opt/protocurl/bin/protocurl /usr/bin/protocurl`
+   Or add the binary folder `/opt/protocurl/bin` to your system-wide path.
 4. Test that it works via `protocurl -h`
 
 #### Docker
diff --git a/doc/template.README.md b/doc/template.README.md
index edfe846..35f2a0d 100644
--- a/doc/template.README.md
+++ b/doc/template.README.md
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ configurable http requests. Otherwise `protocurl` will use a simple non-configur
 #### Native CLI
 
 1. Download the latest release archive for your platform from https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases
-2. Extract the archive into a folder, e.g. `/usr/local/protocurl`.
-3. Add symlink to the binary in the folder. e.g. `ln -s /usr/local/protocurl/bin/protocurl /usr/local/bin/protocurl`
-   Or add the binary folder `/usr/local/protocurl/bin` to your system-wide path.
+2. Extract the archive into a folder, e.g. `/opt/protocurl`.
+3. Add symlink to the binary in the folder. e.g. `ln -s /opt/protocurl/bin/protocurl /usr/bin/protocurl`
+   Or add the binary folder `/opt/protocurl/bin` to your system-wide path.
 4. Test that it works via `protocurl -h`
 
 #### Docker
diff --git a/release/source.sh b/release/source.sh
index 07494e1..7bdb9de 100755
--- a/release/source.sh
+++ b/release/source.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+# PRECONDITION: git fetch origin --tags
+
 source ./release/0-get-latest-dependencies-versions.sh
 
 # should be one of 386, amd64 and arm64
diff --git a/template.goreleaser.yaml b/template.goreleaser.yaml
index ffa3734..72bab77 100644
--- a/template.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/template.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Documentation at https://goreleaser.com
 
 # This file is a template and expressions such as __PROTOC_VERSION__ are replaced
-# with envrionment variables such as $PROTOC_VERSION before usage.
+# with environment variables such as $PROTOC_VERSION before usage.
 
 # https://goreleaser.com/customization/build/
 builds:
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ builds:
 archives:
   - format: zip
     files:
+      # NOTE: These files are listed again in the packages below. Keep them synced!
       # binary is added implicitly
       - README.md
       - LICENSE.md
@@ -34,6 +35,56 @@ archives:
         dst: 'protocurl-internal/include/google/protobuf'
         strip_parent: true
 
+# Linux packages
+nfpms:
+  - package_name: protocurl
+    description: |-
+      protoCURL is cURL for Protobuf:
+      The command-line tool for interacting with Protobuf over
+      HTTP REST endpoints using human-readable text formats.
+
+    homepage: https://github.com/qaware/protocurl
+    license: MIT
+    maintainer: GollyTicker <golly.ticker@gmail.com>
+    priority: extra
+
+    formats:
+      - apk
+      - deb
+    dependencies:
+      - curl
+    suggests:
+      - curl
+
+    overrides:
+      # protoc is compiled against glibc whereas alpine uses musl.
+      # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/64447927
+      apk:
+        dependencies:
+          - curl
+          - gcompat
+
+    # adds the ./bin/protocurl
+    bindir: /opt/protocurl
+
+    # GoReleaser will automatically add the binaries.
+    contents:
+      - src: /opt/protocurl/bin/protocurl
+        dst: /usr/bin/protocurl
+        type: "symlink"
+
+      # NOTE: These files are listed again in the archives above. Keep them synced!
+      # binary is added implicitly
+      - src: README.md
+        dst: /opt/protocurl/README.md
+      - src: LICENSE.md
+        dst: /opt/protocurl/LICENSE.md
+      # copy protoc binaries and their .proto files previously downloaded
+      - src: 'release/tmp/protoc-__PROTO_VERSION__-{{ .Os }}-{{ .Arch }}/bin'
+        dst: '/opt/protocurl/protocurl-internal/bin'
+      - src: 'release/tmp/protoc-__PROTO_VERSION__-{{ .Os }}-{{ .Arch }}/include/google/protobuf'
+        dst: '/opt/protocurl/protocurl-internal/include/google/protobuf'
+
 release:
   # If set to auto, will mark the release as not ready for production
   # in case there is an indicator for this in the tag e.g. v1.0.0-rc1
diff --git a/test/suite/linux/install-test-remove.sh b/test/suite/linux/install-test-remove.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bebdefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/suite/linux/install-test-remove.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# should be run inside ./test folder within a container to test packaged linux releases
+
+OS_NAME="$1"
+EXT="$2"
+URL_NO_EXT="$3"
+
+source "./test/suite/linux/package-${OS_NAME}.sh"
+
+setup
+
+install "$URL_NO_EXT$EXT"
+
+pwsh test/suite/native-tests.ps1 "/opt/protocurl" "" "isNotLocalDirTests"
+
+# Overriding installation does not break
+install "$URL"
+
+pwsh test/suite/native-tests.ps1 "/opt/protocurl" "" "isNotLocalDirTests"
+
+remove
+
+[[ "$(which protocurl)" == "" ]]
diff --git a/test/suite/linux/package-alpine.sh b/test/suite/linux/package-alpine.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a41149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/suite/linux/package-alpine.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+set -x
+
+setup() {
+  # Install powershell + curl + gcompat
+
+  apk add --no-cache curl gcompat \
+                       ca-certificates \
+                       less \
+                       ncurses-terminfo-base \
+                       krb5-libs \
+                       libgcc \
+                       libintl \
+                       libssl1.1 \
+                       libstdc++ \
+                       tzdata \
+                       userspace-rcu \
+                       zlib \
+                       icu-libs
+
+  apk -X https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main add --no-cache lttng-ust
+  # todo. auto-updating url?
+  curl -L https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.2/powershell-7.2.2-linux-alpine-x64.tar.gz -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz
+  mkdir -p /opt/microsoft/powershell/7
+  tar zxf /tmp/powershell.tar.gz -C /opt/microsoft/powershell/7
+  chmod +x /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/pwsh
+  ln -s /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/pwsh /usr/bin/pwsh
+}
+export -f setup
+
+install() {
+  URL="$1"
+  curl -sL -o protocurl.apk "$URL"
+  ls /home
+  apk add --allow-untrusted protocurl.apk
+}
+export -f install
+
+remove() {
+  apk del protocurl
+}
+export -f remove
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/suite/linux/package-debian.sh b/test/suite/linux/package-debian.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3ad3439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/suite/linux/package-debian.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+setup() {
+  apt-get update -q
+  apt-get install -q -y curl gnupg apt-transport-https
+  curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | apt-key add -
+  sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/microsoft-debian-bullseye-prod bullseye main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft.list'
+  apt-get update -q && apt-get install -y powershell
+}
+export -f setup
+
+install() {
+  URL="$1"
+  curl -sL -o protocurl.deb "$URL"
+  ls /home
+  dpkg --install protocurl.deb
+}
+export -f install
+
+remove() {
+  dpkg --remove protocurl
+}
+export -f remove
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/suite/native-tests.ps1 b/test/suite/native-tests.ps1
index b364098..b3b2923 100644
--- a/test/suite/native-tests.ps1
+++ b/test/suite/native-tests.ps1
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@ $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
 $pc = $args[0]
 $ExeExt = $args[1]
+$testFromLocalDirInstallation = $args[2]
 
-Write-Output "========= Running native tests ========="
+function AbortIfCommandFailed
+{
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        throw "Exit code is $LASTEXITCODE"
+    }
+}
 
 function Run-Tests
 {
@@ -17,11 +23,13 @@ function Run-Tests
 
     Write-Output "=== Executable is runnable ==="
     &"$ProtocurlExec" -h
+    AbortIfCommandFailed
 
     Write-Output "=== Base scenario runs. protoc$ExeExt is found and used. protocurl-internal is found and used ==="
     &"$ProtocurlExec" -I test/proto `
     -f happyday.proto -i happyday.HappyDayRequest -o happyday.HappyDayResponse `
     -u http://localhost:8080/happy-day/verify -d "includeReason: true"
+    AbortIfCommandFailed
 
     Write-Output "=== Using custom protoc and proto lib and global curl ==="
     if (Test-Path my-protoc) {
@@ -37,18 +45,23 @@ function Run-Tests
     --protoc-path my-protoc/my-bin/protoc -I my-protoc/my-protos `
     -f happyday.proto -i happyday.HappyDayRequest -o happyday.HappyDayResponse `
     -u http://localhost:8080/happy-day/verify -d "includeReason: true"
+    AbortIfCommandFailed
 }
 
-Run-Tests("./$pc/bin/protocurl$ExeExt")
+Write-Output "========= Running native tests ========="
+
+if ($testFromLocalDirInstallation -eq "localDirTests") {
+    Run-Tests("./$pc/bin/protocurl$ExeExt")
 
-Write-Output "Installing protocurl into PATH and re-executing..."
+    Write-Output "Installing protocurl into PATH and re-executing..."
 
-$EnvPathSeparator = "$( [IO.Path]::PathSeparator )"
-# ; on windows, : on unix
+    $EnvPathSeparator = "$( [IO.Path]::PathSeparator )"
+    # ; on windows, : on unix
 
-$Env:PATH += "$EnvPathSeparator$PWD/$pc/bin"
+    $Env:PATH += "$EnvPathSeparator$PWD/$pc/bin"
 
-Write-Output "Path after installation: $Env:PATH"
+    Write-Output "Path after installation: $Env:PATH"
+}
 
 Run-Tests("protocurl")
 

From 819c7b8250381ef8177684b9e31813d0425d74e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: qa-swaneet-sahoo <swaneet.sahoo@qaware.de>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:35:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Skip announce for pre-releases.

---
 release/30-build-go-archive.sh | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/release/30-build-go-archive.sh b/release/30-build-go-archive.sh
index 9a6c584..6e2052f 100755
--- a/release/30-build-go-archive.sh
+++ b/release/30-build-go-archive.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ goreleaser check
 
 echo "Using GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG=$GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG, GORELEASER_PREVIOUS_TAG=$GORELEASER_PREVIOUS_TAG"
 
-goreleaser release --rm-dist
+GORELEASER_ARGS=""
+if [[ "$SNAPSHOT" == "true" ]]; then
+  GORELEASER_ARGS="--skip-announce"
+fi
+
+goreleaser release --rm-dist $GORELEASER_ARGS
 
 # Alternate commands when testing release process locally
 # goreleaser release --snapshot --rm-dist # DEV

From 7e938f253d51967692feac7ef2b6b7da197b48ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: qa-swaneet-sahoo <swaneet.sahoo@qaware.de>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:48:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Exit with non-zero exitcode on error

---
 EXAMPLES.md                                                  | 4 ++--
 doc/template.EXAMPLES.md                                     | 2 +-
 src/protocurl.go                                             | 2 ++
 test/results/additional-curl-args-expected.txt               | 3 ++-
 test/results/additional-curl-args-no-curl-expected.txt       | 1 +
 test/results/additional-curl-args-verbose-expected.txt       | 5 +++--
 test/results/display-binary-and-headers-expected.txt         | 3 ++-
 test/results/display-binary-and-headers-no-curl-expected.txt | 3 ++-
 test/results/echo-empty-expected.txt                         | 1 +
 test/results/echo-empty-no-curl-expected.txt                 | 1 +
 test/results/echo-empty-with-curl-args-expected.txt          | 3 ++-
 test/results/echo-empty-with-curl-args-no-curl-expected.txt  | 1 +
 test/results/echo-filled-expected.txt                        | 1 +
 test/results/echo-filled-no-curl-expected.txt                | 1 +
 test/results/echo-full-expected.txt                          | 1 +
 test/results/echo-full-json-expected.txt                     | 1 +
 test/results/echo-full-no-curl-expected.txt                  | 1 +
 test/results/echo-quiet-expected.txt                         | 1 +
 test/results/echo-quiet-no-curl-expected.txt                 | 1 +
 test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-expected.txt      | 1 +
 .../empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-missing-curl-expected.txt  | 1 +
 ...day-epoch-time-thursday-missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt | 1 +
 .../empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-no-curl-expected.txt       | 1 +
 test/results/failure-simple-expected.txt                     | 1 +
 test/results/failure-simple-no-curl-expected.txt             | 1 +
 test/results/failure-simple-quiet-expected.txt               | 1 +
 test/results/failure-simple-quiet-no-curl-expected.txt       | 1 +
 test/results/far-future-expected.txt                         | 1 +
 test/results/far-future-json--v-expected.txt                 | 3 ++-
 test/results/far-future-json-expected.txt                    | 1 +
 test/results/far-future-no-curl-expected.txt                 | 1 +
 test/results/global-protoc-and-lib-expected.txt              | 1 +
 test/results/global-protoc-expected.txt                      | 1 +
 test/results/help-expected.txt                               | 1 +
 test/results/help-missing-curl-expected.txt                  | 1 +
 test/results/help-missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt          | 1 +
 test/results/help-no-curl-expected.txt                       | 1 +
 test/results/in-wrong-expected.txt                           | 1 +
 .../results/infer-files-provide-file-wrong-args-expected.txt | 1 +
 test/results/inferred-message-package-path-expected.txt      | 3 ++-
 ...sage-package-path-name-clash-ambiguous-error-expected.txt | 1 +
 ...essage-package-path-name-clash-explicit-path-expected.txt | 3 ++-
 .../inferred-message-package-path-nested-expected.txt        | 1 +
 .../inferred-message-package-path-nested-subdir-expected.txt | 1 +
 test/results/inferred-proto-file--F-expected.txt             | 1 +
 test/results/inferred-proto-file-expected.txt                | 1 +
 .../inferred-proto-file-message-package-path-expected.txt    | 1 +
 test/results/invalid-protofile-dir-expected.txt              | 1 +
 test/results/invalid-protofile-path-expected.txt             | 1 +
 test/results/json-in-expected.txt                            | 1 +
 test/results/json-in-proper-proto-names-expected.txt         | 1 +
 test/results/json-in-text-output-expected.txt                | 3 ++-
 test/results/json-in-wrong-arg-expected.txt                  | 1 +
 test/results/json-out-pretty-expected.txt                    | 1 +
 test/results/message-package-path-nested-subdir-expected.txt | 1 +
 ...e-package-path-resolved-to-non-message-error-expected.txt | 1 +
 test/results/missing-args-expected.txt                       | 1 +
 test/results/missing-args-no-curl-expected.txt               | 1 +
 test/results/missing-args-partial-expected.txt               | 1 +
 test/results/missing-args-partial-no-curl-expected.txt       | 1 +
 .../missing-curl-header-args-not-possible-expected.txt       | 1 +
 test/results/missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt               | 1 +
 test/results/missing-protoc-expected.txt                     | 1 +
 test/results/missing-protoc-global-expected.txt              | 1 +
 test/results/missing-protocurl-internal-expected.txt         | 1 +
 test/results/moved-curl-expected.txt                         | 1 +
 test/results/moved-curl-no-curl-expected.txt                 | 1 +
 test/results/moved-lib-expected.txt                          | 1 +
 test/results/no-reason-curl-expected.txt                     | 1 +
 test/results/no-reason-expected.txt                          | 1 +
 test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-expected.txt          | 1 +
 .../other-days-are-happy-days-moved-protofiles-expected.txt  | 1 +
 ...days-are-happy-days-moved-protofiles-no-curl-expected.txt | 1 +
 test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-no-curl-expected.txt  | 1 +
 test/results/out-wrong-expected.txt                          | 1 +
 test/results/quiet-with-content-expected.txt                 | 1 +
 test/results/quiet-with-content-no-curl-expected.txt         | 1 +
 test/results/text-in-expected.txt                            | 1 +
 test/results/text-in-json-output-expected.txt                | 3 ++-
 test/results/text-in-wrong-arg-expected.txt                  | 1 +
 test/results/unknown-base-message-name-error-expected.txt    | 1 +
 test/results/unknown-message-package-path-error-expected.txt | 1 +
 test/results/verbose-custom-headers-expected.txt             | 3 ++-
 test/results/verbose-custom-headers-no-curl-expected.txt     | 1 +
 test/results/verbose-expected.txt                            | 3 ++-
 test/results/verbose-long-args-equals-args-expected.txt      | 3 ++-
 test/results/verbose-missing-curl-expected.txt               | 3 ++-
 test/results/verbose-no-curl-expected.txt                    | 3 ++-
 test/results/version-expected.txt                            | 1 +
 test/results/version-no-curl-expected.txt                    | 1 +
 test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-expected.txt       | 1 +
 test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-json-expected.txt  | 1 +
 .../wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-json-no-curl-expected.txt   | 1 +
 .../wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-no-curl-expected.txt        | 1 +
 test/suite/test.sh                                           | 5 +++++
 95 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/EXAMPLES.md b/EXAMPLES.md
index 2d0c0bb..15b7b5b 100644
--- a/EXAMPLES.md
+++ b/EXAMPLES.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ $ docker run -v "$PWD/test/proto:/proto" --network host qaware/protocurl \
    -d ""
 ```
 
-will produce no output and only show this error:
+will produce no output, exit with a non-zero exitcode and only show this error:
 
 ```bash
 Error: Request was unsuccessful. Received response status code outside of 2XX. Got: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ Total curl args:
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 16:43:47 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:44:45 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 35
diff --git a/doc/template.EXAMPLES.md b/doc/template.EXAMPLES.md
index bfbf178..5c0bab3 100644
--- a/doc/template.EXAMPLES.md
+++ b/doc/template.EXAMPLES.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ With `-q` all errors are written to stderr making it ideal for piping in scripts
 ___EXAMPLE_OUTPUT_ONLY_WITH_ERR_1___
 ```
 
-will produce no output and only show this error:
+will produce no output, exit with a non-zero exitcode and only show this error:
 
 ```bash
 ___EXAMPLE_OUTPUT_ONLY_WITH_ERR_2___
diff --git a/src/protocurl.go b/src/protocurl.go
index 2678b2b..1aa7624 100644
--- a/src/protocurl.go
+++ b/src/protocurl.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoregistry"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer func() {
 		if err := recover(); err != nil {
 			PrintError(fmt.Errorf("%v", err))
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}()
 	PanicOnError(rootCmd.Execute())
diff --git a/test/results/additional-curl-args-expected.txt b/test/results/additional-curl-args-expected.txt
index 6202aa5..d16063d 100644
--- a/test/results/additional-curl-args-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/additional-curl-args-expected.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ includeReason: true
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 23:33:23 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:34:28 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 65
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/additional-curl-args-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/additional-curl-args-no-curl-expected.txt
index e626d0f..985f2dc 100644
--- a/test/results/additional-curl-args-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/additional-curl-args-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 Error: Both --curl and --no-curl are active.
 I cannot use and not use curl.
 Please check the supplied and implied arguments via -v.
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/additional-curl-args-verbose-expected.txt b/test/results/additional-curl-args-verbose-expected.txt
index 6996470..4c2580b 100644
--- a/test/results/additional-curl-args-verbose-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/additional-curl-args-verbose-expected.txt
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Total curl args:
 * Mark bundle as not supporting multiuse
 < HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 < Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-< Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 16:37:08 GMT
+< Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:34:37 GMT
 < Connection: keep-alive
 < Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 < Content-Length: 65
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ Total curl args:
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 16:37:08 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:34:37 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 65
@@ -304,3 +304,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/display-binary-and-headers-expected.txt b/test/results/display-binary-and-headers-expected.txt
index 6202aa5..449395c 100644
--- a/test/results/display-binary-and-headers-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/display-binary-and-headers-expected.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ includeReason: true
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 23:33:23 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:34:21 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 65
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/display-binary-and-headers-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/display-binary-and-headers-no-curl-expected.txt
index bec00b8..e59dee3 100644
--- a/test/results/display-binary-and-headers-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/display-binary-and-headers-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Length: 65
 Connection: keep-alive
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 23:33:23 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:34:24 GMT
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 =========================== Response Binary  =========================== <<<
 00000000  08 01 12 1c 54 68 75 72  73 64 61 79 20 69 73 20  |....Thursday is |
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-empty-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-empty-expected.txt
index dd2535c..1cdcd5b 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-empty-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-empty-expected.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 =========================== Response Text    =========================== <<<
 
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-empty-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-empty-no-curl-expected.txt
index dd2535c..1cdcd5b 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-empty-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-empty-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 =========================== Response Text    =========================== <<<
 
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-empty-with-curl-args-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-empty-with-curl-args-expected.txt
index d7ee837..3d64f43 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-empty-with-curl-args-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-empty-with-curl-args-expected.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ includeReason: true
 * Mark bundle as not supporting multiuse
 < HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 < Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-< Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:33:15 GMT
+< Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:35:42 GMT
 < Connection: keep-alive
 < Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 < Content-Length: 2
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ includeReason: true
 =========================== Response Text    =========================== <<<
 includeReason: true
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-empty-with-curl-args-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-empty-with-curl-args-no-curl-expected.txt
index e626d0f..985f2dc 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-empty-with-curl-args-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-empty-with-curl-args-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 Error: Both --curl and --no-curl are active.
 I cannot use and not use curl.
 Please check the supplied and implied arguments via -v.
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-filled-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-filled-expected.txt
index d49f9ac..780e7b0 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-filled-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-filled-expected.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ date: {
 }
 includeReason: true
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-filled-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-filled-no-curl-expected.txt
index d49f9ac..780e7b0 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-filled-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-filled-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ date: {
 }
 includeReason: true
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-full-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-full-expected.txt
index 19a50d8..44bcd08 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-full-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-full-expected.txt
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ misc: {
 }
 float: 0.123
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-full-json-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-full-json-expected.txt
index 105a40a..7bd6cfb 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-full-json-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-full-json-expected.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 =========================== Response JSON    =========================== <<<
 {"includeReason":true,"double":0.12346789,"int32":123123123,"int64":"123123123123123","string":"some string here","bytes":"AAEC//79","fooEnum":"BAZ","misc":[{},{"weatherOfPastFewDays":["1","2"],"fooEnum":"FAZ"},{"fooString":"abc"}],"float":0.123}
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-full-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-full-no-curl-expected.txt
index 19a50d8..44bcd08 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-full-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-full-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ misc: {
 }
 float: 0.123
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-quiet-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-quiet-expected.txt
index 76f2a05..c9f0376 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-quiet-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-quiet-expected.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ int32: 123123123
 int64: 123123123123123
 float: 0.123
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/echo-quiet-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/echo-quiet-no-curl-expected.txt
index 76f2a05..c9f0376 100644
--- a/test/results/echo-quiet-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/echo-quiet-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ int32: 123123123
 int64: 123123123123123
 float: 0.123
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-expected.txt b/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-expected.txt
index 13f1af8..b0a11bb 100644
--- a/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-missing-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-missing-curl-expected.txt
index 13f1af8..b0a11bb 100644
--- a/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-missing-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-missing-curl-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
index 13f1af8..b0a11bb 100644
--- a/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-no-curl-expected.txt
index 13f1af8..b0a11bb 100644
--- a/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/empty-day-epoch-time-thursday-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/failure-simple-expected.txt b/test/results/failure-simple-expected.txt
index 7f44d19..e1c0108 100644
--- a/test/results/failure-simple-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/failure-simple-expected.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Request was unsuccessful. Received response status code outside of 2XX. Got: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/failure-simple-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/failure-simple-no-curl-expected.txt
index 7f44d19..e1c0108 100644
--- a/test/results/failure-simple-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/failure-simple-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Request was unsuccessful. Received response status code outside of 2XX. Got: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/failure-simple-quiet-expected.txt b/test/results/failure-simple-quiet-expected.txt
index dd1b0f6..7a5fa3e 100644
--- a/test/results/failure-simple-quiet-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/failure-simple-quiet-expected.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ######### STDOUT #########
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Request was unsuccessful. Received response status code outside of 2XX. Got: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/failure-simple-quiet-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/failure-simple-quiet-no-curl-expected.txt
index dd1b0f6..7a5fa3e 100644
--- a/test/results/failure-simple-quiet-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/failure-simple-quiet-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ######### STDOUT #########
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Request was unsuccessful. Received response status code outside of 2XX. Got: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/far-future-expected.txt b/test/results/far-future-expected.txt
index f2d5650..3440d53 100644
--- a/test/results/far-future-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/far-future-expected.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ includeReason: true
 =========================== Response Text    =========================== <<<
 err: "Cannot handle number of millis 123231648044939152 as number: 123231648044939150\n"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/far-future-json--v-expected.txt b/test/results/far-future-json--v-expected.txt
index 716b5c9..784a50c 100644
--- a/test/results/far-future-json--v-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/far-future-json--v-expected.txt
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Total curl args:
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 16:37:11 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:34:54 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 63
@@ -269,3 +269,4 @@ Resolved message package-paths for name HappyDayResponse: [happyday.HappyDayResp
 =========================== Response JSON    =========================== <<<
 {"isHappyDay":true,"reason":"Friday is a Happy Day! ⭐","formattedDate":"Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT"}
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/far-future-json-expected.txt b/test/results/far-future-json-expected.txt
index 557177e..749a937 100644
--- a/test/results/far-future-json-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/far-future-json-expected.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 =========================== Response JSON    =========================== <<<
 {"isHappyDay":true,"reason":"Friday is a Happy Day! ⭐","formattedDate":"Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT"}
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/far-future-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/far-future-no-curl-expected.txt
index f2d5650..3440d53 100644
--- a/test/results/far-future-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/far-future-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ includeReason: true
 =========================== Response Text    =========================== <<<
 err: "Cannot handle number of millis 123231648044939152 as number: 123231648044939150\n"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/global-protoc-and-lib-expected.txt b/test/results/global-protoc-and-lib-expected.txt
index 13f1af8..b0a11bb 100644
--- a/test/results/global-protoc-and-lib-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/global-protoc-and-lib-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/global-protoc-expected.txt b/test/results/global-protoc-expected.txt
index 2376d88..077773c 100644
--- a/test/results/global-protoc-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/global-protoc-expected.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ happyday.proto:5:1: Import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto" was not found or ha
 happyday.proto:8:3: "google.protobuf.Timestamp" is not defined.
 
 Underlying error: exit status 1
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/help-expected.txt b/test/results/help-expected.txt
index debab6d..92a4e99 100644
--- a/test/results/help-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/help-expected.txt
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ Flags:
   -v, --verbose                   Prints version and enables verbose output. Also activates -D.
       --version                   version for protocurl
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/help-missing-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/help-missing-curl-expected.txt
index debab6d..92a4e99 100644
--- a/test/results/help-missing-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/help-missing-curl-expected.txt
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ Flags:
   -v, --verbose                   Prints version and enables verbose output. Also activates -D.
       --version                   version for protocurl
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/help-missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/help-missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
index debab6d..92a4e99 100644
--- a/test/results/help-missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/help-missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ Flags:
   -v, --verbose                   Prints version and enables verbose output. Also activates -D.
       --version                   version for protocurl
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/help-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/help-no-curl-expected.txt
index debab6d..92a4e99 100644
--- a/test/results/help-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/help-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ Flags:
   -v, --verbose                   Prints version and enables verbose output. Also activates -D.
       --version                   version for protocurl
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/in-wrong-expected.txt b/test/results/in-wrong-expected.txt
index 9782e38..559ec6f 100644
--- a/test/results/in-wrong-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/in-wrong-expected.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ######### STDOUT #########
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Unknown input format bad. Expected text or json for --in
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/infer-files-provide-file-wrong-args-expected.txt b/test/results/infer-files-provide-file-wrong-args-expected.txt
index 234ddae..acb9365 100644
--- a/test/results/infer-files-provide-file-wrong-args-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/infer-files-provide-file-wrong-args-expected.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ######### STDOUT #########
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Both -F is set and -f <file> is provided. Please provide only one of these.
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-expected.txt b/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-expected.txt
index da6814c..bd50b69 100644
--- a/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-expected.txt
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Total curl args:
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:07:04 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:32:39 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 68
@@ -273,3 +273,4 @@ Resolved message package-paths for name HappyDayResponse: [happyday.HappyDayResp
 reason: "Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕"
 formattedDate: "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-name-clash-ambiguous-error-expected.txt b/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-name-clash-ambiguous-error-expected.txt
index 1efacb8..8c7c4f7 100644
--- a/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-name-clash-ambiguous-error-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-name-clash-ambiguous-error-expected.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Message with base name is not unique. Found 2 messages with package paths: [happyday.HappyDayRequest otherPackage.HappyDayRequest]
 Try -v verbose or specify the file explicitly via -f <path-to-proto-file>.
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-name-clash-explicit-path-expected.txt b/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-name-clash-explicit-path-expected.txt
index f92ce1d..a0d73c1 100644
--- a/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-name-clash-explicit-path-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-name-clash-explicit-path-expected.txt
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ Total curl args:
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:14:42 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:33:01 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 68
@@ -338,3 +338,4 @@ Resolved message package-paths for name HappyDayResponse: [happyday.HappyDayResp
 reason: "Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕"
 formattedDate: "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-nested-expected.txt b/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-nested-expected.txt
index 13f1af8..b0a11bb 100644
--- a/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-nested-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-nested-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-nested-subdir-expected.txt b/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-nested-subdir-expected.txt
index 13f1af8..b0a11bb 100644
--- a/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-nested-subdir-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/inferred-message-package-path-nested-subdir-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/inferred-proto-file--F-expected.txt b/test/results/inferred-proto-file--F-expected.txt
index 8223ce2..f4489e1 100644
--- a/test/results/inferred-proto-file--F-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/inferred-proto-file--F-expected.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ includeReason: true
 reason: "Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕"
 formattedDate: "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/inferred-proto-file-expected.txt b/test/results/inferred-proto-file-expected.txt
index 8223ce2..f4489e1 100644
--- a/test/results/inferred-proto-file-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/inferred-proto-file-expected.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ includeReason: true
 reason: "Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕"
 formattedDate: "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/inferred-proto-file-message-package-path-expected.txt b/test/results/inferred-proto-file-message-package-path-expected.txt
index 8223ce2..f4489e1 100644
--- a/test/results/inferred-proto-file-message-package-path-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/inferred-proto-file-message-package-path-expected.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ includeReason: true
 reason: "Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕"
 formattedDate: "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/invalid-protofile-dir-expected.txt b/test/results/invalid-protofile-dir-expected.txt
index 64a97e1..2eb60e5 100644
--- a/test/results/invalid-protofile-dir-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/invalid-protofile-dir-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ does-not-exist: warning: directory does not exist.
 Could not make proto path relative: does-not-exist/happyday.proto: No such file or directory
 
 Underlying error: exit status 1
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/invalid-protofile-path-expected.txt b/test/results/invalid-protofile-path-expected.txt
index c06ef20..ec038ee 100644
--- a/test/results/invalid-protofile-path-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/invalid-protofile-path-expected.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ protoc stderr:
 Could not make proto path relative: /proto/does-not-exist.proto: No such file or directory
 
 Underlying error: exit status 1
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/json-in-expected.txt b/test/results/json-in-expected.txt
index b5f7e62..9c22402 100644
--- a/test/results/json-in-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/json-in-expected.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 =========================== Response JSON    =========================== <<<
 {"reason":"Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕","formattedDate":"Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"}
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/json-in-proper-proto-names-expected.txt b/test/results/json-in-proper-proto-names-expected.txt
index dadb487..13af930 100644
--- a/test/results/json-in-proper-proto-names-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/json-in-proper-proto-names-expected.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 =========================== Response JSON    =========================== <<<
 {"reason":"Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕","formattedDate":"Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"}
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/json-in-text-output-expected.txt b/test/results/json-in-text-output-expected.txt
index 08037b7..442fbad 100644
--- a/test/results/json-in-text-output-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/json-in-text-output-expected.txt
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Total curl args:
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 16:36:57 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:33:35 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 68
@@ -271,3 +271,4 @@ Resolved message package-paths for name HappyDayResponse: [happyday.HappyDayResp
 reason: "Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕"
 formattedDate: "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/json-in-wrong-arg-expected.txt b/test/results/json-in-wrong-arg-expected.txt
index 06bf581..5a95eac 100644
--- a/test/results/json-in-wrong-arg-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/json-in-wrong-arg-expected.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ######### STDOUT #########
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Specified input format text is different from inferred format json. Please check your arguments.
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/json-out-pretty-expected.txt b/test/results/json-out-pretty-expected.txt
index 2001301..4f8521e 100644
--- a/test/results/json-out-pretty-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/json-out-pretty-expected.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
   "formattedDate": "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 }
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/message-package-path-nested-subdir-expected.txt b/test/results/message-package-path-nested-subdir-expected.txt
index 13f1af8..b0a11bb 100644
--- a/test/results/message-package-path-nested-subdir-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/message-package-path-nested-subdir-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/message-package-path-resolved-to-non-message-error-expected.txt b/test/results/message-package-path-resolved-to-non-message-error-expected.txt
index ed094f3..18345d3 100644
--- a/test/results/message-package-path-resolved-to-non-message-error-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/message-package-path-resolved-to-non-message-error-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Did you correctly specify the full message package-path to your Protobuf message
 Try again with -v (verbose).
 Underlying error: could not convert descriptor to protoreflect.MessageDescriptor:
 EnumDescriptor{Syntax: proto3, FullName: otherPackage.ThisIsAnEnum, Values: [{Name: A},{Name: B, Number: 1}]}
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/missing-args-expected.txt b/test/results/missing-args-expected.txt
index 7be9684..f63f7e5 100644
--- a/test/results/missing-args-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/missing-args-expected.txt
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ Flags:
       --version                   version for protocurl
 
 Error: required flag(s) "data-text","request-type","response-type","url" not set
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/missing-args-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/missing-args-no-curl-expected.txt
index 7be9684..f63f7e5 100644
--- a/test/results/missing-args-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/missing-args-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ Flags:
       --version                   version for protocurl
 
 Error: required flag(s) "data-text","request-type","response-type","url" not set
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/missing-args-partial-expected.txt b/test/results/missing-args-partial-expected.txt
index 493473d..e806f38 100644
--- a/test/results/missing-args-partial-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/missing-args-partial-expected.txt
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ Flags:
       --version                   version for protocurl
 
 Error: required flag(s) "data-text","response-type","url" not set
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/missing-args-partial-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/missing-args-partial-no-curl-expected.txt
index 493473d..e806f38 100644
--- a/test/results/missing-args-partial-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/missing-args-partial-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ Flags:
       --version                   version for protocurl
 
 Error: required flag(s) "data-text","response-type","url" not set
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/missing-curl-header-args-not-possible-expected.txt b/test/results/missing-curl-header-args-not-possible-expected.txt
index 76b44eb..053c9c2 100644
--- a/test/results/missing-curl-header-args-not-possible-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/missing-curl-header-args-not-possible-expected.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ date: {
 includeReason: true
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Custom headers are not supported when  using internal http. Please provide curl in path and avoid using --no-curl. Found headers: ["Content-Type: application/x-protobuf" "x-abc: def"]
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
index 8223ce2..f4489e1 100644
--- a/test/results/missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/missing-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ includeReason: true
 reason: "Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕"
 formattedDate: "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/missing-protoc-expected.txt b/test/results/missing-protoc-expected.txt
index cbc81c0..49b3d4b 100644
--- a/test/results/missing-protoc-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/missing-protoc-expected.txt
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ Invoked with following default & parsed arguments:
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Could not find bundled executable protoc 
 Error: stat /protocurl/protocurl-internal/bin/protoc: no such file or directory
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/missing-protoc-global-expected.txt b/test/results/missing-protoc-global-expected.txt
index 94d0d4b..a631cb6 100644
--- a/test/results/missing-protoc-global-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/missing-protoc-global-expected.txt
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ GlobalProtoc is set, hence bundled protoc will be ignored.
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: I could not find a 'protoc' executable. Please check your PATH.
 Underlying error: exec: "protoc": executable file not found in $PATH
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/missing-protocurl-internal-expected.txt b/test/results/missing-protocurl-internal-expected.txt
index 10a418b..856366b 100644
--- a/test/results/missing-protocurl-internal-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/missing-protocurl-internal-expected.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ I was expecting to find a directory 'protocurl-internal' side by side
 to the bin directory containing the protocurl executable.
 The executable was found at /protocurl/bin/protocurl
 Error: lstat /protocurl/protocurl-internal: no such file or directory
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/moved-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/moved-curl-expected.txt
index 13f1af8..b0a11bb 100644
--- a/test/results/moved-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/moved-curl-expected.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/moved-curl-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/moved-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
index e626d0f..985f2dc 100644
--- a/test/results/moved-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/moved-curl-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 Error: Both --curl and --no-curl are active.
 I cannot use and not use curl.
 Please check the supplied and implied arguments via -v.
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/moved-lib-expected.txt b/test/results/moved-lib-expected.txt
index c5d522b..4a7738e 100644
--- a/test/results/moved-lib-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/moved-lib-expected.txt
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ happyday.proto:5:1: Import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto" was not found or ha
 happyday.proto:8:3: "google.protobuf.Timestamp" is not defined.
 
 Underlying error: exit status 1
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/no-reason-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/no-reason-curl-expected.txt
index 9439fe2..8a3dad9 100644
--- a/test/results/no-reason-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/no-reason-curl-expected.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ date: {
 isHappyDay: true
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/no-reason-expected.txt b/test/results/no-reason-expected.txt
index 9439fe2..8a3dad9 100644
--- a/test/results/no-reason-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/no-reason-expected.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ date: {
 isHappyDay: true
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-expected.txt b/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-expected.txt
index 2b2dba1..348d6c7 100644
--- a/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-expected.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-moved-protofiles-expected.txt b/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-moved-protofiles-expected.txt
index 2b2dba1..348d6c7 100644
--- a/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-moved-protofiles-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-moved-protofiles-expected.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-moved-protofiles-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-moved-protofiles-no-curl-expected.txt
index 2b2dba1..348d6c7 100644
--- a/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-moved-protofiles-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-moved-protofiles-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-no-curl-expected.txt
index 2b2dba1..348d6c7 100644
--- a/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/other-days-are-happy-days-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/out-wrong-expected.txt b/test/results/out-wrong-expected.txt
index 5003e96..3a9568e 100644
--- a/test/results/out-wrong-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/out-wrong-expected.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ######### STDOUT #########
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Unknown output format bad. Expected text, json or json:pretty for --out
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/quiet-with-content-expected.txt b/test/results/quiet-with-content-expected.txt
index 48b658a..e6de3a9 100644
--- a/test/results/quiet-with-content-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/quiet-with-content-expected.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/quiet-with-content-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/quiet-with-content-no-curl-expected.txt
index 48b658a..e6de3a9 100644
--- a/test/results/quiet-with-content-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/quiet-with-content-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/text-in-expected.txt b/test/results/text-in-expected.txt
index 8223ce2..f4489e1 100644
--- a/test/results/text-in-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/text-in-expected.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ includeReason: true
 reason: "Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕"
 formattedDate: "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/text-in-json-output-expected.txt b/test/results/text-in-json-output-expected.txt
index 57076c2..70c0d41 100644
--- a/test/results/text-in-json-output-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/text-in-json-output-expected.txt
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ Total curl args:
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 16:36:56 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:33:33 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 68
@@ -274,3 +274,4 @@ Resolved message package-paths for name HappyDayResponse: [happyday.HappyDayResp
 =========================== Response JSON    =========================== <<<
 {"reason":"Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕","formattedDate":"Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"}
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/text-in-wrong-arg-expected.txt b/test/results/text-in-wrong-arg-expected.txt
index 212b49b..806b940 100644
--- a/test/results/text-in-wrong-arg-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/text-in-wrong-arg-expected.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ######### STDOUT #########
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Specified input format json is different from inferred format text. Please check your arguments.
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/unknown-base-message-name-error-expected.txt b/test/results/unknown-base-message-name-error-expected.txt
index d8772de..cf6cc76 100644
--- a/test/results/unknown-base-message-name-error-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/unknown-base-message-name-error-expected.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ######### STDOUT #########
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: No message found with base name: DoesNotExist. Check the folder of proto files (-I) and verbose (-v).
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/unknown-message-package-path-error-expected.txt b/test/results/unknown-message-package-path-error-expected.txt
index ffa2cda..48ac56e 100644
--- a/test/results/unknown-message-package-path-error-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/unknown-message-package-path-error-expected.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ Did you correctly -I (include) your proto files directory?
 Did you correctly specify the full message package-path to your Protobuf message type?
 Try again with -v (verbose).
 Underlying error: proto: not found
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/verbose-custom-headers-expected.txt b/test/results/verbose-custom-headers-expected.txt
index 2faf57b..0871b11 100644
--- a/test/results/verbose-custom-headers-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/verbose-custom-headers-expected.txt
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ Total curl args:
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 16:37:03 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:34:08 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 65
@@ -282,3 +282,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/verbose-custom-headers-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/verbose-custom-headers-no-curl-expected.txt
index 24f3c41..e5b2a4f 100644
--- a/test/results/verbose-custom-headers-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/verbose-custom-headers-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ Inferred input text type as text.
 Infering proto files (-F), since -f <file> was not provided.
 ######### STDERR #########
 Error: Custom headers are not supported when  using internal http. Please provide curl in path and avoid using --no-curl. Found headers: ["x-abc: def" "x-ghi: jkl"]
+######### EXIT 1 #########
diff --git a/test/results/verbose-expected.txt b/test/results/verbose-expected.txt
index b19a7bf..7cfca0b 100644
--- a/test/results/verbose-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/verbose-expected.txt
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Total curl args:
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:07:20 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:33:59 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 65
@@ -271,3 +271,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/verbose-long-args-equals-args-expected.txt b/test/results/verbose-long-args-equals-args-expected.txt
index 468acd2..d87ba2e 100644
--- a/test/results/verbose-long-args-equals-args-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/verbose-long-args-equals-args-expected.txt
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Total curl args:
 =========================== Response Headers =========================== <<<
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:07:21 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:34:05 GMT
 Connection: keep-alive
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 Content-Length: 65
@@ -271,3 +271,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/verbose-missing-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/verbose-missing-curl-expected.txt
index 4d8b126..893a61d 100644
--- a/test/results/verbose-missing-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/verbose-missing-curl-expected.txt
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Length: 65
 Connection: keep-alive
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 16:37:04 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:34:13 GMT
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 =========================== Response Binary  =========================== <<<
 00000000  08 01 12 1c 54 68 75 72  73 64 61 79 20 69 73 20  |....Thursday is |
@@ -262,3 +262,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/verbose-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/verbose-no-curl-expected.txt
index 1e06b45..84b71fa 100644
--- a/test/results/verbose-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/verbose-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Length: 65
 Connection: keep-alive
 Content-Type: application/x-protobuf
-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:07:20 GMT
+Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:34:02 GMT
 Keep-Alive: timeout=5
 =========================== Response Binary  =========================== <<<
 00000000  08 01 12 1c 54 68 75 72  73 64 61 79 20 69 73 20  |....Thursday is |
@@ -257,3 +257,4 @@ isHappyDay: true
 reason: "Thursday is a Happy Day! ⭐"
 formattedDate: "Thu, 13 Jan 2022 03:35:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/version-expected.txt b/test/results/version-expected.txt
index 9eb5a28..11bd90e 100644
--- a/test/results/version-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/version-expected.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ######### STDOUT #########
 protocurl version <version>, build <hash>, https://github.com/qaware/protocurl
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/version-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/version-no-curl-expected.txt
index 9eb5a28..11bd90e 100644
--- a/test/results/version-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/version-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ######### STDOUT #########
 protocurl version <version>, build <hash>, https://github.com/qaware/protocurl
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-expected.txt b/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-expected.txt
index 8223ce2..f4489e1 100644
--- a/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-expected.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ includeReason: true
 reason: "Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕"
 formattedDate: "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-json-expected.txt b/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-json-expected.txt
index b5f7e62..9c22402 100644
--- a/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-json-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-json-expected.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 =========================== Response JSON    =========================== <<<
 {"reason":"Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕","formattedDate":"Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"}
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-json-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-json-no-curl-expected.txt
index b5f7e62..9c22402 100644
--- a/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-json-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-json-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 =========================== Response JSON    =========================== <<<
 {"reason":"Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕","formattedDate":"Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"}
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-no-curl-expected.txt b/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-no-curl-expected.txt
index 8223ce2..f4489e1 100644
--- a/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-no-curl-expected.txt
+++ b/test/results/wednesday-is-not-a-happy-day-no-curl-expected.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ includeReason: true
 reason: "Tough luck on Wednesday... 😕"
 formattedDate: "Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:15:39 GMT"
 ######### STDERR #########
+######### EXIT 0 #########
diff --git a/test/suite/test.sh b/test/suite/test.sh
index f4d09bf..7d6201c 100755
--- a/test/suite/test.sh
+++ b/test/suite/test.sh
@@ -40,18 +40,23 @@ testSingleRequest() {
     rm -f "$OUT" || true
     rm -f "$OUT_ERR" || true
     echo "######### STDOUT #########" >"$OUT"
+    EXIT_CODE="?"
 
     set +e
 
     if [[ "$BEFORE_TEST_BASH" == "" ]]; then
       eval "$RUN_CLIENT --name $FILENAME $PROTOCURL_IMAGE $ARGS" 2>"$OUT_ERR" >>"$OUT"
+      EXIT_CODE="$?"
     else
       ARGS="$(echo "$ARGS" | sed 's/"/\\"/g')" # escape before usage inside quoted context
       eval "$RUN_CLIENT --entrypoint bash --name $FILENAME $PROTOCURL_IMAGE -c \"$BEFORE_TEST_BASH && ./bin/protocurl $ARGS\"" 2>"$OUT_ERR" >>"$OUT"
+      EXIT_CODE="$?"
     fi
     echo "######### STDERR #########" >>"$OUT"
     cat "$OUT_ERR" >>"$OUT"
 
+    echo "######### EXIT $EXIT_CODE #########" >>"$OUT"
+
     meaningfulDiff "$EXPECTED" "$OUT" >/dev/null
 
     if [[ "$?" != 0 ]]; then

From c9fd2d53903299c75d73ae55f6c5a68e31342df6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: qa-swaneet-sahoo <swaneet.sahoo@qaware.de>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:19:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Linux package installation in README.

---
 README.md              | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++----
 TESTS.md               | 11 +++++++++--
 doc/template.README.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++----
 3 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d4da65..830b41e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,17 +22,34 @@ human-readable text formats.
 `protocurl` includes and uses a bundled `protoc` by default. It is recommended to install `curl` into PATH for
 configurable http requests. Otherwise `protocurl` will use a simple non-configurable fallback http implementation.
 
-#### Native CLI
+### Native CLI
+
+**Archive**
 
 1. Download the latest release archive for your platform from https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases
 2. Extract the archive into a folder, e.g. `/opt/protocurl`.
 3. Add symlink to the binary in the folder. e.g. `ln -s /opt/protocurl/bin/protocurl /usr/bin/protocurl`
    Or add the binary folder `/opt/protocurl/bin` to your system-wide path.
-4. Test that it works via `protocurl -h`
+4. Test it via `protocurl -h`
+
+**Debian .deb package**
+
+1. Download the latest release `.deb` for your architecture from https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases
+2. Install dependency curl: `sudo apt install curl`
+3. Install `sudo dpkg -i <downloaded-release>.deb`
+4. Test it via `protocurl -h`
+
+**Alpine .apt package**
+
+1. Download the latest release `.apk` for your architecture from https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases
+2. Install dependencies curl and gcompat: `sudo apk add curl gcompat`
+3. Install `sudo apk add --alow-untrusted <downloaded-release>.apk`
+4. Test it via `protocurl -h`
 
-#### Docker
+### Docker
 
-Simply run `docker run -v "/path/to/proto/files:/proto" qaware/protocurl <args>`. See [Quick Start](#quick-start) for how to use.
+Simply run `docker run -v "/path/to/proto/files:/proto" qaware/protocurl <args>`. See [Quick Start](#quick-start) for
+how to use.
 
 ## Quick Start
 
diff --git a/TESTS.md b/TESTS.md
index c44a95c..ed45b6d 100644
--- a/TESTS.md
+++ b/TESTS.md
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 # Tests
 
-There are two tests. The docker-containerized tests and multi-platform native tests (running on windows, macos, etc.).
+There are three types of tests. The docker-containerized tests, multi-platform native archive tests (running on windows,
+macos, etc.)
+and multi-platform native package tests.
+
 The containerized tests do much of the heavy lifting in ensuring correctness - whereas the native tests ensure that the
 basic functionality work multi-platform and contains regression tests for OS-specific behavior.
 
+The native tests extract the release archive and the release packages (e.g. .deb, .apk) and run basic tests.
+
 ## Containerized Tests
 
 The tests are run automatically via GitHub Actions [here](.github/workflows/test.yml). Run them
@@ -90,7 +95,9 @@ jobs are named `post-release-test-<OS>`. After setting up the machine, they star
 via [test/servers/native-start-server.ps1](test/servers/native-start-server.ps1) and run the tests.
 
 The output is not tested rigorously like the containerized tests. Only the successful exit is tested implicitly as the
-Powershell is set to stop on the first error via `$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"`.
+Powershell is set to stop on the first error via `$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"` and `$LASTEXITCODE`.
+
+On linux the release packages are tested inside a container.
 
 ## Example Containerized Tests
 
diff --git a/doc/template.README.md b/doc/template.README.md
index 35f2a0d..e3c1061 100644
--- a/doc/template.README.md
+++ b/doc/template.README.md
@@ -22,17 +22,34 @@ human-readable text formats.
 `protocurl` includes and uses a bundled `protoc` by default. It is recommended to install `curl` into PATH for
 configurable http requests. Otherwise `protocurl` will use a simple non-configurable fallback http implementation.
 
-#### Native CLI
+### Native CLI
+
+**Archive**
 
 1. Download the latest release archive for your platform from https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases
 2. Extract the archive into a folder, e.g. `/opt/protocurl`.
 3. Add symlink to the binary in the folder. e.g. `ln -s /opt/protocurl/bin/protocurl /usr/bin/protocurl`
    Or add the binary folder `/opt/protocurl/bin` to your system-wide path.
-4. Test that it works via `protocurl -h`
+4. Test it via `protocurl -h`
+
+**Debian .deb package**
+
+1. Download the latest release `.deb` for your architecture from https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases
+2. Install dependency curl: `sudo apt install curl`
+3. Install `sudo dpkg -i <downloaded-release>.deb`
+4. Test it via `protocurl -h`
+
+**Alpine .apt package**
+
+1. Download the latest release `.apk` for your architecture from https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases
+2. Install dependencies curl and gcompat: `sudo apk add curl gcompat`
+3. Install `sudo apk add --alow-untrusted <downloaded-release>.apk`
+4. Test it via `protocurl -h`
 
-#### Docker
+### Docker
 
-Simply run `docker run -v "/path/to/proto/files:/proto" qaware/protocurl <args>`. See [Quick Start](#quick-start) for how to use.
+Simply run `docker run -v "/path/to/proto/files:/proto" qaware/protocurl <args>`. See [Quick Start](#quick-start) for
+how to use.
 
 ## Quick Start
 

From 075bb7abdcf3a19536617a9e42db3d9dc199b37f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: qa-swaneet-sahoo <swaneet.sahoo@qaware.de>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:46:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Fix typo.

---
 README.md              | 2 +-
 doc/template.README.md | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 830b41e..a0de055 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ configurable http requests. Otherwise `protocurl` will use a simple non-configur
 
 1. Download the latest release `.apk` for your architecture from https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases
 2. Install dependencies curl and gcompat: `sudo apk add curl gcompat`
-3. Install `sudo apk add --alow-untrusted <downloaded-release>.apk`
+3. Install `sudo apk add --allow-untrusted <downloaded-release>.apk`
 4. Test it via `protocurl -h`
 
 ### Docker
diff --git a/doc/template.README.md b/doc/template.README.md
index e3c1061..18c71cd 100644
--- a/doc/template.README.md
+++ b/doc/template.README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ configurable http requests. Otherwise `protocurl` will use a simple non-configur
 
 1. Download the latest release `.apk` for your architecture from https://github.com/qaware/protocurl/releases
 2. Install dependencies curl and gcompat: `sudo apk add curl gcompat`
-3. Install `sudo apk add --alow-untrusted <downloaded-release>.apk`
+3. Install `sudo apk add --allow-untrusted <downloaded-release>.apk`
 4. Test it via `protocurl -h`
 
 ### Docker