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.TH INTRO 1 
.SH NAME
intro \- introduction to commands
.SH DESCRIPTION
This section describes publicly accessible commands
in alphabetic order.
Certain distinctions of purpose are made in the headings:
.TP
(1)
Commands of general utility.
.TP
(1C)
Commands for communication with other systems.
.TP
(1G)
Commands used primarily for graphics and computer-aided design.
.TP
(1M)
Commands used primarily for system maintenance.
.PP
The word `local' at the foot of a page means that the
command is not intended for general distribution.
.SH SEE ALSO
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Section (6) for computer games.
.PP
.I How to get started,
in the Introduction.
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Upon termination each command returns two bytes of status,
one supplied by the system giving the cause for
termination, and (in the case of `normal' termination)
one supplied by the program,
see
.I wait
and
.IR exit (2).
The former byte is 0 for normal termination, the latter
is customarily 0 for successful execution, nonzero
to indicate troubles such as erroneous parameters, bad or inaccessible data,
or other inability to cope with the task at hand.
It is called variously `exit code', `exit status' or
`return code', and is described only where special
conventions are involved.
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95e2a96a KT	1	.TH INTRO 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	intro \- introduction to commands
	4	.SH DESCRIPTION
	5	This section describes publicly accessible commands
	6	in alphabetic order.
	7	Certain distinctions of purpose are made in the headings:
	8	.TP
	9	(1)
	10	Commands of general utility.
	11	.TP
	12	(1C)
	13	Commands for communication with other systems.
	14	.TP
	15	(1G)
	16	Commands used primarily for graphics and computer-aided design.
	17	.TP
	18	(1M)
	19	Commands used primarily for system maintenance.
	20	.PP
	21	The word `local' at the foot of a page means that the
	22	command is not intended for general distribution.
	23	.SH SEE ALSO
	24	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
	25	Section (6) for computer games.
	26	.PP
	27	.I How to get started,
	28	in the Introduction.
	29	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
	30	Upon termination each command returns two bytes of status,
	31	one supplied by the system giving the cause for
	32	termination, and (in the case of `normal' termination)
	33	one supplied by the program,
	34	see
	35	.I wait
	36	and
	37	.IR exit (2).
	38	The former byte is 0 for normal termination, the latter
	39	is customarily 0 for successful execution, nonzero
	40	to indicate troubles such as erroneous parameters, bad or inaccessible data,
	41	or other inability to cope with the task at hand.
	42	It is called variously `exit code', `exit status' or
	43	`return code', and is described only where special
	44	conventions are involved.