NAME
err, verr, errx, verrx, warn, vwarn, warnx, vwarnx - formatted error
messages
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() 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.
EXAMPLES
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);
CONFORMING TO
These functions are nonstandard BSD extensions.
SEE ALSO
error(3), exit(3), perror(3), printf(3), strerror(3)
COLOPHON
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