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On 06/05/2016 04:03 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> Guys, in shell semantics, a command returning non zero indicates some
> failure,
> whereas a command returning 0, indicates success.
> This is the convention.

Agreed, but we were already barking up the wrong side of the road.  ;-)


David