Re: [PHP-DEV] why does exit() print its argument? From: Stig Sæther Bakken (ssb <email protected>)
Date: 09/30/01

[Zeev Suraski <zeev <email protected>>]
> The WTF factor is generally higher with magical stuff like that. It's
> not too far fetched to realize a situation where a 'WTF?' will be
> flown into the air, just because the error message happened to be "1",
> or "20"...
>
> shell_exit() is not a very good name. That's why I haven't failed to
> mention, every time I mentioned it, that a better name would be
> better. We can have exit_with_status(), silent_exit(), etc.

exit_with_status() is good.

 - Stig 

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  Stig Sæther Bakken <ssb <email protected>>
  Fast Search & Transfer ASA, Trondheim, Norway

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