Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 21:37:17 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com> To: <trhodes@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/36448: [PATCH] intro(8) Message-ID: <20020401213717.3f213c0d.darklogik@pittgoth.com> In-Reply-To: <200204020220.g322K2s30257@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200204020220.g322K2s30257@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, 1 Apr 2002 18:20:02 -0800 (PST)
<trhodes@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR docs/36448; it has been noted by
> GNATS.
>
> From: <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: docs/36448: [PATCH] intro(8)
> Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 18:19:50 -0800 (PST)
>
> Gary, what do you think of the following patch to intro(8)?
>
> --
> Tom (darklogik) Rhodes
>
> --- intro.8.old Mon Apr 1 21:05:13 2002
> +++ intro.8 Mon Apr 1 21:06:52 2002
> @@ -65,6 +65,19 @@
> .Ql Xr crash
> should be consulted to understand how to interpret system
> crash dumps.
> +
> +.Pp
> +All commands set an exit status. Its value may be tested
> +to see if the command completed normally.
> +Unless otherwise noted (rare), the value 0 signifies successful
> +completion of the command, while a value >0 indicates an error.
> +Some commands attempt to describe the nature of the failure by
> using+errors codes defined in
> +.Xr sysexits 3 ,
> +or set the status to arbitrary values >0 (typically 1), but many
> +such values are not described in the manuals.
> +
> +
> .Sh HISTORY
> The
> .Nm
>
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oooops, I fixed the blank lines in a new diff... If/when committed,
the diff will not have them ;) sorry hehe
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