diff --git a/logging.bash b/logging.bash
index b43a953..62a5d9b 100644
--- a/logging.bash
+++ b/logging.bash
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 errcho() { (>&2 echo $@); }
 errcat() { (>&2 cat <<<"$@"); }
+dedcat() { (>&2 cat <<<"$@"); exit 1; }
+excat() { (>&2 cat <<<"$@"); exit 0; }
 die() { errcho $@; exit 1; }
diff --git a/scripts/hashwalker b/scripts/hashwalker
index da14a89..20e4609 100755
--- a/scripts/hashwalker
+++ b/scripts/hashwalker
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Usage:  $0 BRANCH_A UPSTREAM_BRANCH [START_REFSPEC]
 Note:  Commit hashes are walked along UPSTREAM_BRANCH.
 EOUSAGE
 
-[ -z "$1" -o -z "$2" ] && errcat "$usage" && exit 1
+[ -z "$1" -o -z "$2" ] && dedcat "$usage"
 
 branch_a="$1"
 upstream_branch="$2"
diff --git a/scripts/include_info b/scripts/include_info
index e045095..fb928bd 100755
--- a/scripts/include_info
+++ b/scripts/include_info
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ get-incl() {
 cc=${CC:-cc}
 cxx=${CXX:-cxx}
 
-[ -z "$1" ] && errcat "$usage" && exit 1
+[ -z "$1" ] && dedcat "$usage"
 
 case "$1" in
   'clang') ;&
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ while getopts 'cpP' opt; do
       sort -u <<<$(get-both)
       ;;
     *)
-      errcat "$usage"
-      exit 1
+      dedcat "$usage"
       ;;
   esac
 done