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41 .Nd get error message on kvm descriptor
48 .Fn kvm_geterr "kvm_t *kd"
50 This function returns a string describing the most recent error condition
53 The results are undefined if the most recent
55 library call did not produce an error.
56 The string returned is stored in memory owned by
58 so the message should be copied out and saved elsewhere if necessary.
71 This routine cannot be used to access error conditions due to a failed
73 call, since failure is indicated by returning a
76 Therefore, errors on open are output to the special error buffer
79 This option is not available to