1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/close_status.awk b/test/close_status.awk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12b48d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/close_status.awk
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+BEGIN {
+	exit9 = "echo red; exit 9"
+	while ((exit9 | getline x) > 0)
+		print x
+	printf "close(%s) returned %s\n", exit9, close(exit9)
+
+	# run it again, but don't reap the exit status
+	while ((exit9 | getline x) > 0)
+		print x
+
+	exit0 = "echo blue; exit 0"
+	while ((exit0 | getline x) > 0)
+		print x
+	# reap status out of order
+	printf "close(%s) returned %s\n", exit0, close(exit0)
+
+	# check that we got the correct status from the previously
+	# exited process
+	printf "close(%s) returned %s\n", exit9, close(exit9)
+}