Exit Codes With Special Meanings

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Table C-1. "Reserved" Exit Codes

Exit Code Number	Meaning	Example	Comments
1	catchall for general errors	let "var1 = 1/0"	miscellaneous errors, such as "divide by zero"
2	misuse of shell builtins, according to Bash documentation		Seldom seen, usually defaults to exit code 1
126	command invoked cannot execute		permission problem or command is not an executable
127	"command not found"		possible problem with $PATH or a typo
128	invalid argument to exit	exit 3.14159	exit takes only integer args in the range 0 - 255
128+n	fatal error signal "n"	kill -9 $PPIDof script	$? returns 137 (128 + 9)
130	script terminated by Control-C		Control-C is fatal error signal 2, (130 = 128 + 2, see above)
255	exit status out of range	exit -1	exit takes only integer args in the range 0 - 255