Why did you think posting this question gave you a quicker result than reading the output of perdoc -f system? It's mentioned in the third paragraph (which for many people will show up on the first screen of output), with a pointer to a more detailed explanation further down.
In reply to Re: Process exit status
by JavaFan
in thread Process exit status
by Dirk80
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