Re: Question: Should exit() print out the integer exit-status?

Just a thought... ------------------------------------------------------------------- void exit ( [mixed message[, int return_value]]) Note: This is not a real function, but a language construct. The exit() function terminates execution of the script. Message must be a string or an int. If a non-null message is given it is printed just before exiting. If return_value is given the exit status of the program is set to this value. To set an exit status without printing anything, pass "" as message. exit(); end program, print nothing, return 0 exit( "message" ); end program, print message, return 0 exit( 5 ); end program, print 5, return 0 exit( "messge", 5 ); end program, print message, return 5 exit( 6, 5 ); end program, print 6, return 5 exit( "", 5 ); end program, print nothing, return 5 NOTE: The last example does not print _anything_. No <BR>'s no \n's... nothing. ------------------------------------------------------------------- That should preserve BC and let those of us who are using php for shell scripting to have a reasonably simple way to return program status with or without printing message. Rick Rick Widmer Internet Marketing Specialists http://www.developersdesk.com