Hi:
I'm using a programming language that executes a system call
on Linux Red Hat 9.0

A system call to "ls" returns exit code 0 (as I would expect)
A "buffered" system call (gathers results in a string, rather than printing to stdout)
to "ls" returns an exit code 204 which to this 'ol C dog signals an error, however the
results appear to be correct.

So I'm curious as to whether 204 is a known linux system error code number or perhaps the language interpreter is "munging" the exit code.

Any links to linux error code info would be appreciated.
thanks
tim

What programming language are you referring to?
And how does it implement your "system calls" (I suppose you refer to calls to shell functions, rather than real system calls to the kernel).

Rebol. It's written in Ansi C
Correct. Like C system() or python system() functions. Shell commands.

Can you please post the relevant parts of your code?

Other programmers and I have agreed that it is a bug, and extensive code samples have been provided to the developer.

If you are interested in the console session that I used to test with, feel free to contact me OTL and I will send it.

Thanks
tim

No, that won't be necessary. I guess my job to help you with your problem is done here. Thread can be closed.