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| author | dd <dd@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-10-23 00:46:13 +0000 |
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| committer | dd <dd@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-10-23 00:46:13 +0000 |
| commit | 9fa3fe539eceb267b867eaa4b40be8e2dcf4f5a2 (patch) | |
| tree | 641b56fcb7796f6d0c423832b5c0c31eacc50a1f /share/man/man1/intro.1 | |
| parent | 47a3c1f5daabafb5f60b308a80d77403277ba170 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-9fa3fe539eceb267b867eaa4b40be8e2dcf4f5a2.zip FreeBSD-src-9fa3fe539eceb267b867eaa4b40be8e2dcf4f5a2.tar.gz | |
Explain a little about sysexits(3) so that regular users can take
advantage of the fact that some programs care to explain why they
failed.
PR: 31415
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diff --git a/share/man/man1/intro.1 b/share/man/man1/intro.1 index e17807d..f010219 100644 --- a/share/man/man1/intro.1 +++ b/share/man/man1/intro.1 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" @(#)intro.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/30/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd December 30, 1993 +.Dd October 21, 2001 .Dt INTRO 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -55,14 +55,18 @@ and line printer commands. .Pp All commands set a status value upon exit which may be tested to see if the command completed normally. -The exit values and their meanings are explained in the individual -manuals. Traditionally, the value 0 signifies successful -completion of the command. +Traditionally, 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 as defined in +.Xr sysexits 3 , +while others simply set the status to an arbitrary value >0 (typically 1). .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr apropos 1 , .Xr man 1 , .Xr intro 2 , .Xr intro 3 , +.Xr sysexits 3 , .Xr intro 4 , .Xr intro 5 , .Xr intro 6 , |
