diff --git a/gash/bournish-commands.scm b/gash/bournish-commands.scm
index ef03457..b87bdb0 100644
--- a/gash/bournish-commands.scm
+++ b/gash/bournish-commands.scm
@@ -139,11 +139,16 @@ TERMINAL-WIDTH.  Use COLUMN-GAP spaces between two subsequent columns."
 
 (define (rm-command . args)
   "Emit code for the 'rm' command."
-  (cond ((member "-r" args)
-         (for-each delete-file-recursively
-                   (apply delete (cons "-r" args))))
-        (else
-         (for-each delete-file args))))
+  (catch #t
+       (lambda _
+         (cond ((member "-r" args)
+                (for-each delete-file-recursively
+                          (apply delete (cons "-r" args))))
+               (else
+                (for-each delete-file args))))
+    (lambda (key . args)
+      (format (current-error-port) "rm: ~a ~a\n" key args)
+      1)))
 
 (define (lines+chars port)
   "Return the number of lines and number of chars read from PORT."
diff --git a/gash/gash.scm b/gash/gash.scm
index 8da950e..3f23b4a 100644
--- a/gash/gash.scm
+++ b/gash/gash.scm
@@ -258,7 +258,13 @@ some redirections work.
     (display-tabulated (map car %commands))))
 
 (define (cp-command source dest . rest)
-  (copy-file source dest))
+  (catch #t
+    (lambda _
+      (copy-file source dest)
+      0)
+    (lambda (key . args)
+      (format (current-error-port) "cp: ~a ~a\n" key args)
+      1)))
 
 (define (set-shell-opt! name set?)
   (let* ((shell-opts (assoc-ref global-variables "SHELLOPTS"))
@@ -370,10 +376,10 @@ some redirections work.
     (when (> %debug-level 0)
       (format (current-error-port) "sh-exec:exec cmd=~s\n" cmd))
     (let* ((job (local-eval cmd (the-environment)))
-           (stati (cond ((job? job) (job-status job))
+           (stati (cond ((job? job) (map status:exit-val (job-status job)))
                         ((boolean? job) (list (if job 0 1)))
+                        ((number? job) (list job))
                         (else (list 0))))
-           (stati (map status:exit-val stati))
            (status (if (shell-opt? "pipefail") (or (find (negate zero?) stati) 0)
                        (car stati)))
            (pipestatus (string-append