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diff --git a/include/sysexits.h b/include/sysexits.h index f7247cc80080..3b24e131c647 100644 --- a/include/sysexits.h +++ b/include/sysexits.h @@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ /* * SYSEXITS.H -- Exit status codes for system programs. * - * This include file attempts to categorize possible error - * exit statuses for system programs, notably delivermail - * and the Berkeley network. + * This include file attempts to categorize error exit statuses + * for system programs, notably sendmail. These values exist only + * for interface compatibility, and are deprecated for FreeBSD + * base software. * * Error numbers begin at EX__BASE to reduce the possibility of * clashing with other exit statuses that random programs may diff --git a/share/man/man3/sysexits.3 b/share/man/man3/sysexits.3 index ef736192e439..62f79b286a16 100644 --- a/share/man/man3/sysexits.3 +++ b/share/man/man3/sysexits.3 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ +.\"- +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause .\" -.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Joerg Wunsch -.\" -.\" All rights reserved. +.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Joerg Wunsch. All rights reserved. .\" .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions @@ -23,27 +23,20 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" " -.Dd January 21, 2010 +.Dd May 9, 2024 .Dt SYSEXITS 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm sysexits -.Nd preferable exit codes for programs +.Nd legacy exit status codes for system programs .Sh SYNOPSIS .In sysexits.h .Sh DESCRIPTION -According to -.Xr style 9 , -it is not a good practice to call -.Xr exit 3 -with arbitrary values to indicate a failure condition when ending -a program. -Instead, the pre-defined exit codes from -.Nm -should be used, so the caller of the process can get a rough -estimation about the failure class without looking up the source code. -.Pp +Some commands attempt to describe the nature of a failure condition +by using these pre-defined exit codes. +This interface has been deprecated and is retained only for compatibility. +Its use is discouraged. +.Sh ERRORS The successful exit is always indicated by a status of 0, or .Sy EX_OK . Error numbers begin at @@ -112,8 +105,7 @@ The remote system returned something that was during a protocol exchange. .It Sy EX_NOPERM Pq 77 You did not have sufficient permission to perform the operation. -This -is not intended for file system problems, which should use +This is not intended for file system problems, which should use .Sy EX_NOINPUT or .Sy EX_CANTCREAT , @@ -131,12 +123,13 @@ parenthesis for easy reference. .Sh HISTORY The .Nm -file appeared somewhere after -.Bx 4.3 . +file first appeared in +.Bx 4 . .Sh AUTHORS This manual page was written by -.An J\(:org Wunsch -after the comments in -.In sysexits.h . +.An J\(:org Wunsch . .Sh BUGS -The choice of an appropriate exit value is often ambiguous. +.Bl -tag -width 0 -compact +.It This interface is not portable. +.It The choice of an appropriate exit value is often ambiguous. +.El |