The
n option
enables you to specify the value of the exit status code that SAS
returns to the shell when it stops executing. The value of
n can
range from 0 to 255. Normally, a return code of 0 is used to indicate
that the program ran with no errors, and return codes greater than
0 are used to indicate progressively more serious error conditions.
Return codes of 0–6 and those codes that are greater than 977
are reserved for use by SAS.