| Message ID | 1430931483-28595-2-git-send-email-stephen@networkplumber.org |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted, archived |
| Delegated to: | stephen hemminger |
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Hi, On Wed, May 06, 2015 at 09:58:00AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@brocade.com> > > The ip command has always had a consistent exit status > document it so that developers see it. > --- > man/man8/ip.8 | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/man/man8/ip.8 b/man/man8/ip.8 > index 43ddac9..9574a50 100644 > --- a/man/man8/ip.8 > +++ b/man/man8/ip.8 > @@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ Usually it is > or, if the objects of this class cannot be listed, > .BR "help" . > > +.SH EXIT STATUS > +Exit statsis is 0 if command was sucessful, and 1 if there is a syntax error. statsis -> status ? sucessful -> successful ? > +If an error was reported by the kernel exit status is 2. > + > .SH HISTORY > .B ip > was written by Alexey N. Kuznetsov and added in Linux 2.2. > -- > 2.1.4 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
diff --git a/man/man8/ip.8 b/man/man8/ip.8 index 43ddac9..9574a50 100644 --- a/man/man8/ip.8 +++ b/man/man8/ip.8 @@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ Usually it is or, if the objects of this class cannot be listed, .BR "help" . +.SH EXIT STATUS +Exit statsis is 0 if command was sucessful, and 1 if there is a syntax error. +If an error was reported by the kernel exit status is 2. + .SH HISTORY .B ip was written by Alexey N. Kuznetsov and added in Linux 2.2.
From: Stephen Hemminger <shemming@brocade.com> The ip command has always had a consistent exit status document it so that developers see it. --- man/man8/ip.8 | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)