Re: [PATCH 3/6] doc: xargs does not use the (128+sig) convention of /bin/sh.

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On 7/8/26 10:10, James Youngman wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 7, 2026 at 8:15=E2=80=AFAM Bernhard Voelker
>> Therefore, the documentation fix would be:
>>
>> -  125    if any invocation of the command exited with status 1-125
>> +  125    if any invocation of the command exited with status 1-254
>> WDYT?

> Another patch in the sequence addresses the problem you mentioned.

hmm, did I miss a patch?  I don't see a fix for that line pushed.

The pushed series shows the correct command exit code mapping to 125
in the new POSIX EXIT STATUS REQUIREMENTS subsection, that's nice.

For the wrong line in the section EXIT STATUS I suggest the attached patch=
.
WDYT?

Have a nice day,
Berny

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