On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:14:11PM -0500, Shawn Walker wrote:
> For the same reasons we don't use exit codes to indicate specific  
> failure reasons, I'd rather not use them to indicate specific success  
> or actions.
> 
> I especially don't want to end up some day with a bitmap masked return  
> code :)
> 
> A formal, committed, parse-able output format is preferable to abusing  
> exit codes.

Either way is fine with me.  I offered the exit code option only because
concern was expressed at having to have stable, parseable output.
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