From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 17:50:54 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (ls invocation): Document new "ls" exit status.
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(ls invocation): Document new "ls" exit status.
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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 4799538635..0795088e4a 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -5290,7 +5290,14 @@ within each section, options are listed alphabetically (ignoring case).
 The division of options into the subsections is not absolute, since some
 options affect more than one aspect of @command{ls}'s operation.
 
-@exitstatus
+@cindex exit status of @command{ls}
+Exit status:
+
+@display
+0 success
+1 minor problems (e.g., a file could not be found)
+2 serious trouble (e.g., memory exhausted)
+@end display
 
 Also see @ref{Common options}.