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| author | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 1997-03-10 03:47:13 +0000 |
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| committer | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 1997-03-10 03:47:13 +0000 |
| commit | de397548a8caf7ce2d4c69479aa5c6abf9505c84 (patch) | |
| tree | 0b27a6700ed0364b5a8348941b4e99d93cb5544b /doc | |
| parent | 8a3180c8f0a9225e9b37497ccace215b45c64607 (diff) | |
| download | coreutils-de397548a8caf7ce2d4c69479aa5c6abf9505c84.tar.xz | |
comm's exit status
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diff --git a/doc/textutils.texi b/doc/textutils.texi index c08e1c0d1..b9d3046b8 100644 --- a/doc/textutils.texi +++ b/doc/textutils.texi @@ -2169,6 +2169,11 @@ Columns are separated by @key{TAB}. The options @samp{-1}, @samp{-2}, and @samp{-3} suppress printing of the corresponding columns. Also see @ref{Common options}. +Unlike some other comparison utilities, @code{comm} has an exit +status that does not depend on the result of the comparison. +Upon normal completion @code{comm} produces an exit code of zero. +If there is an error it exits with nonzero status. + @node Operating on fields within a line @chapter Operating on fields within a line |