Gitweb: http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=lvm2.git;a=commitdiff;h=a6bcdbe13c25af3cf... Commit: a6bcdbe13c25af3cf4bfd0849342fff5ffd75700 Parent: a54f073af838b611d7099597919f69c24cffea07 Author: Alasdair G Kergon agk@redhat.com AuthorDate: Wed Sep 7 01:57:09 2016 +0100 Committer: Alasdair G Kergon agk@redhat.com CommitterDate: Wed Sep 7 01:57:09 2016 +0100

man: Additional info on exit statuses.

--- man/lvm.8.in | 5 +++++ 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/lvm.8.in b/man/lvm.8.in index da85349..0db0ee4 100644 --- a/man/lvm.8.in +++ b/man/lvm.8.in @@ -744,6 +744,11 @@ without % suffix), string. .SH DIAGNOSTICS . All tools return a status code of zero on success or non-zero on failure. +The non-zero codes distinguish only between the broad categories of +unrecognised commands, problems processing the command line arguments +and any other failures. As LVM remains under active development, the +code used in a specific case occasionally changes between releases. +Message text may also change. . .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES .