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Diffstat (limited to 'src/ls.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/ls.c | 16 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -715,11 +715,14 @@ static int exit_status; /* Exit statuses. */ enum { - /* "ls" had a minor problem (e.g., it could not stat a directory - entry). */ + /* "ls" had a minor problem. E.g., while processing a directory, + ls obtained the name of an entry via readdir, yet was later + unable to stat that name. This happens when listing a directory + in which entries are actively being removed or renamed. */ LS_MINOR_PROBLEM = 1, - /* "ls" had more serious trouble. */ + /* "ls" had more serious trouble (e.g., memory exhausted, invalid + option or failure to stat a command line argument. */ LS_FAILURE = 2 }; @@ -4527,7 +4530,12 @@ colors, and can be set easily by the dircolors command.\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ \n\ -Exit status is 0 if OK, 1 if minor problems, 2 if serious trouble.\n\ +Exit status:\n\ +0 if OK,\n\ +1 if minor problems (e.g., failure to access a file or directory not\n\ + specified as a command line argument\n\ +2 if serious trouble (e.g., memory exhausted, invalid option or failure\n\ + to access a file or directory specified as a command line argument).\n\ "), stdout); emit_bug_reporting_address (); } |