Add CHANGELOG, documentation and make small adjutsment for #755

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- Add new `--exit-code` (`-x`) flag that will pass-through the exit form the
+  command being ran
+  ([#755](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/755)).
+
 ## v3.12.1 - 2022-05-10
 
 - Fixed bug where, on Windows, variables were ending with `\r` because we were

cmd/task/task.go

@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@ func main() {
 
 	if err := e.Run(ctx, calls...); err != nil {
 		e.Logger.Errf(logger.Red, "%v", err)
-		code := 1
+
 		if exitCode {
-			if tre, ok := err.(*task.TaskRunError); ok {
+			if err, ok := err.(*task.TaskRunError); ok {
-				code = tre.ExitCode()
+				os.Exit(err.ExitCode())
 			}
 		}
-		os.Exit(code)
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
 

docs/docs/api_reference.md

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ variable
 | `-C` | `--concurrency` | `int` | `0` | Limit number tasks to run concurrently. Zero means unlimited. |
 | `-d` | `--dir` | `string` | Working directory | Sets directory of execution. |
 |      | `--dry` | `bool` | `false` | Compiles and prints tasks in the order that they would be run, without executing them. |
+| `-x` | `--exit-code` | `bool` | `false` | Pass-through the exit code of the task command. |
 | `-f` | `--force` | `bool` | `false` | Forces execution even when the task is up-to-date. |
 | `-h` | `--help` | `bool` | `false` | Shows Task usage. |
 | `-i` | `--init` | `bool` | `false` | Creates a new Taskfile.yaml in the current folder. |

errors.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package task
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"mvdan.cc/sh/v3/interp"
 )