From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 19 03:00:35 2009 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34836106566B for <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org>; Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:00:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from webusers@n22.sivit.org) Received: from n22.sivit.org (n22.sivit.org [194.146.224.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF82D8FC1C for <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org>; Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:00:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from webusers@n22.sivit.org) Received: from n22.sivit.org (no-mail-server-here.eupencable.com [127.0.0.1]) by n22.sivit.org (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id n6ILKp4F023715 for <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org>; Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:20:51 +0200 Received: (from webusers@localhost) by n22.sivit.org (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id n6ILKp0L023711; Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:20:51 +0200 Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:20:51 +0200 Message-Id: <200907182120.n6ILKp0L023711@n22.sivit.org> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org ScriptPath: www.eam2.fr/Annonces/Annonces.php From: Bryan James <bjsptyltdstore@sify.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Order To New Zealand X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bjsptyltd@gmail.com List-Id: Non technical items related to the community <freebsd-chat.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat>, <mailto:freebsd-chat-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-chat> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-chat-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat>, <mailto:freebsd-chat-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:00:35 -0000 <<< No Message Collected >>> From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 19 21:43:39 2009 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04731106566C for <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org>; 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Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:09:36 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mailnull@lorvorc.mips.inka.de) Received: (from mailnull@localhost) by lorvorc.mips.inka.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n6JL9ait014943 for freebsd-chat@freebsd.org; Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:09:36 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mailnull) From: naddy@mips.inka.de (Christian Weisgerber) Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:09:36 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <h4022g$eco$1@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> References: <200907172257.QAA15292@lariat.net> <20090718000116.GA8379@steerpike.hanley.stade.co.uk> <200907180121.TAA16416@lariat.net> Originator: naddy@mips.inka.de (Christian Weisgerber) To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bourne shell short-circuit operators improperly documented X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community <freebsd-chat.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat>, <mailto:freebsd-chat-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-chat> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-chat-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat>, <mailto:freebsd-chat-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:43:39 -0000 Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> wrote: > As I understand it, when it comes to UNIX result codes, 0 doesn't > really mean "true" -- it means "no error." (In other words, it > means "false.") Whereas any nonzero value means there was an error > (and indicates what kind). In other words, it means that it's > "true" that there was an error. You are very confused. $ true; echo $? 0 $ false; echo $? 1 -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de