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sysexits
sysexits(3) values (preferable exit codes).
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API
[constant] exit/ok[constant] exit/usage
[constant] exit/dataerr
[constant] exit/noinput
[constant] exit/nouser
[constant] exit/nohost
[constant] exit/unavailable
[constant] exit/software
[constant] exit/oserr
[constant] exit/osfile
[constant] exit/cantcreat
[constant] exit/ioerr
[constant] exit/tempfail
[constant] exit/protocol
[constant] exit/noperm
[constant] exit/config
These values correspond to the exit codes defined by sysexits(3) and have the following approximate meanings:
exit/ok ; successful termination exit/usage ; command line usage error exit/dataerr ; data format error exit/noinput ; cannot open input exit/nouser ; addressee unknown exit/nohost ; host name unknown exit/unavailable ; service unavailable exit/software ; internal software error exit/oserr ; system error (e.g., can't fork) exit/osfile ; critical OS file missing exit/cantcreat ; can't create (user) output file exit/ioerr ; input/output error exit/tempfail ; temp failure; user is invited to retry exit/protocol ; remote error in protocol exit/noperm ; permission denied exit/config ; configuration error
Author
Evan Hanson
License
Public Domain