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39 .TH ERR 3 2021-03-22 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
41 err, verr, errx, verrx, warn, vwarn, warnx, vwarnx \- formatted error messages
46 .BI "noreturn void err(int " eval ", const char *" fmt ", ...);"
47 .BI "noreturn void errx(int " eval ", const char *" fmt ", ...);"
49 .BI "void warn(const char *" fmt ", ...);"
50 .BI "void warnx(const char *" fmt ", ...);"
52 .B #include <stdarg.h>
54 .BI "noreturn void verr(int " eval ", const char *" fmt ", va_list " args );
55 .BI "noreturn void verrx(int " eval ", const char *" fmt ", va_list " args );
57 .BI "void vwarn(const char *" fmt ", va_list " args );
58 .BI "void vwarnx(const char *" fmt ", va_list " args );
65 family of functions display a formatted error message on the standard
67 In all cases, the last component of the program name, a colon character,
68 and a space are output.
71 argument is not NULL, the
73 formatted error message is output.
74 The output is terminated by a newline character.
82 functions append an error message obtained from
84 based on the global variable
86 preceded by another colon and space unless the
95 functions do not append an error message.
103 functions do not return, but exit with the value of the argument
106 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
114 Interface Attribute Value
124 T} Thread safety MT-Safe locale
130 These functions are nonstandard BSD extensions.
136 .\" functions first appeared in
141 information string and exit:
147 err(EXIT_FAILURE, NULL);
148 fd = open(file_name, O_RDONLY, 0);
150 err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s", file_name);
154 Display an error message and exit:
158 if (tm.tm_hour < START_TIME)
159 errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "too early, wait until %s",
168 fd = open(raw_device, O_RDONLY, 0);
170 warnx("%s: %s: trying the block device",
171 raw_device, strerror(errno));
172 fd = open(block_device, O_RDONLY, 0);
174 err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s", block_device);