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Re:Parallel processing with Unix tools by jwilk on Sunday September 24, 2017 @05:37AM (#15324078)
> Return value will be the sum of exit values of each command.

That's unforuntate design choice.

Exit status is 8-bit only, and some programs exit with high numbers¹, so the sum could overflow easily.

¹ For example, when a Perl program dies, exit status is 255.

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