Why does more(1) not leave an exit status?
rouben at math9.math.umbc.edu
rouben at math9.math.umbc.edu
Thu Nov 29 04:26:46 AEST 1990
On a couple of different systems I have tried, more(1) always exits
with status 0. I would have expected more(1) to exit with a not-zero
status when invoked with a non-existent file as its standin.
Both cat(1) and tail(1) exit with status 1 when trying to open a
non-existent file. Why not more(1)?
Is this due to an oversight or due to a conscious decision? Does
anyone know?
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