Re: time(1): Return value and sys/wait.h macros

[Steve Greenland <steveg@moregruel.net>]

On 02-Aug-03, 16:52 (CDT), Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd@debian.org> wrote: 
> 
> .SH DIAGNOSTICS
> Upon termination,
> .B time 
> returns one of three possible return values depending on whether the program
> was stopped, interrupted, or exited normally. The return value is derived
> used the macros defined in
> .IR wait.h .
> 
> 
> Is that correct and good enough?  If not, any suggestion would be greatly
> appreciated. 

You might expand a litte:

.SH DIAGNOSTICS
The 
.B time
command returns when the program exits, stops, or is terminated by the signal.
If the program exited normally, the return value of 
.B time
is the return value of the program. Othewise, the return value is the 
number of the signal which caused the program to stop or terminate.


...Or some such. Sending people off to wait(2) is a bit much.

-- 
Steve Greenland
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