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From: gaynor@busboys.rutgers.edu (Silver)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: rsh does not pass back return code
Keywords: rsh, return code
Message-ID: <Dec.6.06.26.10.1989.7426@busboys.rutgers.edu>
Date: 6 Dec 89 11:26:13 GMT
References: <256@paralogics.UUCP>
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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shaw@paralogics.uucp writes:
> [rsh's return code is simply indicates whether a connection could be
>  established or not?!]

As far as I can tell, you are essentially correct.  Tremendous pain in the ass.
You really have to bend over backwards to get the return value - perhaps put it
on the last line of stdout or stderr, and take it from there locally.

Regards, [Ag]