From:	Brian Hansell <hansell AT epix DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Program Exit Code 255
Date:	Sat, 13 Feb 1999 11:15:04 -0800
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Then is there a way I can tell what the default error exit code 255 is?  Or
is there someplace where I can find a list of errors?

Bjørn Hansen wrote:

> I've been told that the actual number of the exit code is meaningless.
> Just that an exit code of 0 is a normal completion of the program and
> anything not 0 is an exit on some error.  You can specify in your program
> what code to return if you get a certain type of error.  These exit codes
> can be usefull in trouble shooting or can be used to tell other programs
> stuff.

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