Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 23:24:26 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Mark Tinguely <tinguely@plains.NoDak.edu> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, jacques@wired.ctech.ac.za Subject: Re: values for exit() Message-ID: <199710152224.XAA18405@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 15 Oct 1997 11:54:28 CDT." <199710151654.LAA22736@plains.NoDak.edu>
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> > Where can I find the exit values for
> > exit()? Meaning, what is the difference
> > between eg exit(1) and exit(2)?
>
> each application defines their return code meanings. The important
> rule is that 0 means no error, non-zero indicates an error or special
> condition.
Although this is true in practice, the theory is in sysexits.h
> --mark.
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