Re: grep . /; echo $?

[Bob Proulx]

Aharon Robbins wrote:
> My two cents: this isn't worth the trouble. I've written lots of shell scripts
> in my life, and typically all one really wants to know is success/failure:
> ...
> My suggestion is to K.I.S.S.:
> 
> EXIT CODE
>       0 - found at least one match
>       1 - found no matches at all
>       2 - something went wrong

I also agree with this sentiment.  The above is the useful practical
behavior.

Bob