Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:50:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Dima Dorfman <dima@trit.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/31415: install(1) is wrong about exit codes Message-ID: <200110212150.f9LLo7D89461@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/31415; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Dima Dorfman <dima@trit.org> To: Oliver Fromme <olli@secnetix.de> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/31415: install(1) is wrong about exit codes Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 21:49:31 +0000 Oliver Fromme <olli@secnetix.de> wrote: > >Fix: > > I suggest a wording like this: > > DIAGNOSTICS > The install utility exits 0 on success, and a > value > 0 according to sysexits(3) otherwise. How about the following, which is a little more consistent with the rest of the man pages: DIAGNOSTICS The install utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. Achieved with: Index: install.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /ref/cvsf/src/usr.bin/xinstall/install.1,v retrieving revision 1.22 diff -u -r1.22 install.1 --- install.1 2001/08/21 15:59:55 1.22 +++ install.1 2001/10/21 21:48:15 @@ -176,9 +176,7 @@ .Pa /dev/null creates an empty file. .Sh DIAGNOSTICS -The -.Nm -utility exits 0 on success, and 1 otherwise. +.Ex -std .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width INS@XXXX -compact .It Pa INS@XXXX To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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