[shepherd] 04/05: doc: Mention exit code of 'herd'.

[Ludovic Courtès]

civodul pushed a commit to branch master
in repository shepherd.

commit ba58286c37767c097673347cbbfb20b3f0ab34be
Author: Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden>
Date:   Wed Jan 20 21:26:10 2016 +0100

    doc: Mention exit code of 'herd'.
    
    * shepherd.texi (Invoking herd): Mention exit code.
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 shepherd.texi |    6 ++++++
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/shepherd.texi b/shepherd.texi
index 4628209..b980254 100644
--- a/shepherd.texi
+++ b/shepherd.texi
@@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ not specified, @address@hidden/run/shepherd/socket} is 
taken.
 
 @end table
 
+The @code{herd} command returns zero on success, and a non-zero exit
+code on failure.  In particular, it returns a non-zero exit code when
address@hidden or @var{service} does not exist and when the given action
+failed.
+
+
 @c @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
 
 @node Invoking reboot