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> Return value will be the sum of exit values of each command. That's unforuntate design choice. Exit status is 8-bit only, and some programs exit with high n
by jwilk 9y ago
> Return value will be the sum of exit values of each command.
That's unforuntate design choice.
Exit status is 8-bit only, and some programs exit with high numbers¹, so the sum could overflow easily.
¹ For example, when a Perl program dies, exit status is 255.