Why does more(1) not leave an exit status?

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From: rouben
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 1990 17:26

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On a couple of different systems I have tried, more(1) always exits
with status 0.  I would have expected more(1) to exit with a not-zero
status when invoked with a non-existent file as its standin.

Both cat(1) and tail(1) exit with status 1 when trying to open a 
non-existent file.  Why not more(1)?

Is this due to an oversight or due to a conscious decision?  Does 
anyone know?

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Rouben Rostamian                            Telephone: (301) 455-2458
Department of Mathematics and Statistics    e-mail:
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