ERR

NAME

SYNOPSIS

#include <err.h>

void err(int eval, const char *fmt, ...);

void errx(int eval, const char *fmt, ...);

void warn(const char *fmt, ...);

void warnx(const char *fmt, ...);

#include <stdarg.h>

void verr(int eval, const char *fmt, va_list args);

void verrx(int eval, const char *fmt, va_list args);

void vwarn(const char *fmt, va_list args);

void vwarnx(const char *fmt, va_list args);

DESCRIPTION

The err(), verr(), warn(), and vwarn() functions append an error message obtained from strerror(3) based on a code or the global variable errno, preceded by another colon and space unless the fmt argument is NULL.

The err(), verr(), warn(), and vwarn() functions use the global variable errno to look up the error message.

The errx() and warnx() functions do not append an error message.

The err(), verr(), errx(), and verrx() functions do not return, but exit with the value of the argument eval.  

EXAMPLES

if ((p = malloc(size)) == NULL)
    err(1, NULL);
if ((fd = open(file_name, O_RDONLY, 0)) == -1)
    err(1, "%s", file_name);

Display an error message and exit:

if (tm.tm_hour < START_TIME)
    errx(1, "too early, wait until %s", start_time_string);

Warn of an error:

if ((fd = open(raw_device, O_RDONLY, 0)) == -1)
    warnx("%s: %s: trying the block device",
            raw_device, strerror(errno));
if ((fd = open(block_device, O_RDONLY, 0)) == -1)
    err(1, "%s", block_device);

CONFORMING TO

SEE ALSO

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