From: horst DOT kraemer AT t-online DOT de (Horst Kraemer)
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Subject: Re: exit code?
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 10:55:01 GMT
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On Fri, 07 Apr 2000 21:04:46 GMT, "Bob" <fubu36 AT stny DOT rr DOT com> wrote:

> Can someone tell me what a exit code of 255 (0x00ff) means? thanks

Most DOS based C compilers produce an exit code 255 if the program was
aborted by ^C or ^Break. It's a kind of convention.


Regards
Horst