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ERR(3) Linux Programmer's Manual ERR(3)
err, verr, errx, verrx, warn, vwarn, warnx, vwarnx - formatted error messages
#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);
The err() and warn() family of functions display a formatted error message on
the standard error output. In all cases, the last component of the program
name, a colon character, and a space are output. If the fmt argument is not
NULL, the printf(3)-like formatted error message is output. The output is
terminated by a newline character.
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.
Display the current errno information string and exit:
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);
These functions are nonstandard BSD extensions.
error(3), exit(3), perror(3), printf(3), strerror(3)
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Linux 2007-12-28 ERR(3)
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