Index: head/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.sh
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--- head/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.sh
+++ head/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         dirlist="$arg"
     else
         echo "$0: $arg not found" >&2
-        continue
+        exit 1
     fi
     ;;
 *)  dirlist=