[Console] fix and refactor exit code handling
merged branch Tobion/console-exit-code (PR #8080)

This PR was merged into the 2.1 branch.

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[Console] fix and refactor exit code handling

Split of #8038

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5c317b7 [Console] fix and refactor exit code handling
Merge branch '2.1' into 2.2

* 2.1:
  [Console] fix and refactor exit code handling