* [PATCH] flock.1: Change the 'exit status' section to make more sense
@ 2014-01-16 0:06 Wieland Hoffmann
2014-01-20 11:51 ` Karel Zak
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Wieland Hoffmann @ 2014-01-16 0:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: util-linux; +Cc: Wieland Hoffmann
Signed-off-by: Wieland Hoffmann <themineo@gmail.com>
---
sys-utils/flock.1 | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sys-utils/flock.1 b/sys-utils/flock.1
index d9f7d86..99ae682 100644
--- a/sys-utils/flock.1
+++ b/sys-utils/flock.1
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ also sets the FLOCKER env var to the right value so it doesn't run again.
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
The command uses
.B sysexits.h
-return values for everything else but an options
+return values for everything, except when using either of the options
.I \-n
or
.I \-w
-failures which return either the value given by the
+which report a failure to acquire the lock with a return value given by the
.I \-E
option, or 1 by default.
.SH AUTHOR
--
1.8.5.2
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