Bug#433808: marked as done (man iconv: add exit status)
Your message dated Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:26:55 +0200
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and subject line man iconv: add exit status
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Package: libc6
Version: 2.6-2
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/man/man1/iconv.1.gz
Mention error codes, return status.
E.g., what does $?=1 mean, invalid characters even with -c? Etc.
$ make proceedingsb55.txt
iconv -ct big5 proceedingsb5.txt > proceedingsb55.txt
make: *** [proceedingsb55.txt] Error 1
At least say a wimpy
"An exit status of zero indicates success, and a nonzero value indicates failure."
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On Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 11:03:39PM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Package: libc6
> Version: 2.6-2
> Severity: wishlist
> File: /usr/share/man/man1/iconv.1.gz
>
> Mention error codes, return status.
> E.g., what does $?=1 mean, invalid characters even with -c? Etc.
> $ make proceedingsb55.txt
> iconv -ct big5 proceedingsb5.txt > proceedingsb55.txt
> make: *** [proceedingsb55.txt] Error 1
>
> At least say a wimpy
> "An exit status of zero indicates success, and a nonzero value indicates failure."
Like any correctly implemented UNIX programs?
zero/nonzero return code is standard thing in UNIX, there is no need to
document that.
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