Re: large exit values (>255)

[Jan Schampera]

Mike Frysinger wrote:

> $ true
> $ echo '<enter>
> <ctrl+d>
> $ echo $?
> 258
> 
> $ true
> $ echo '<enter>
> <ctrl+d>
> $ echo '<enter>
> <ctrl+c>
> $ echo $?
> 386
> 
> that doesnt seem right to me :)
> 
> the first test seems fine, and older versions of bash would set 258 for the 
> second test (not sure if it's correct though), but the third test looks like 
> a 
> regression (not clearing exit status completely somewhere ?).
> -mike

Wow - how does one find that out? ;)

IMHO everything above 255 is wrong.

Maybe it could be "fixed" by making the $? expansion only respect the
lower 8 bits. Though...weird :) (works in Bash 3 and 4 here)

J.