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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/err.3 | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/err.3 b/lib/libc/gen/err.3 index 22f700e02b00..f0303c0a785e 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/err.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/err.3 @@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ In all cases, the last component of the program name, a colon character, and a space are output. If the .Fa fmt -argument is not NULL, the formatted error message is output. +argument is not NULL, the +.Xr printf 3 +-like formatted error message is output. The output is terminated by a newline character. .Pp The @@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ functions append an error message obtained from .Xr strerror 3 based on a code or the global variable .Va errno , -preceeded by another colon and space unless the +preceded by another colon and space unless the .Fa fmt argument is .Dv NULL . @@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ if (error != 0) .Ed .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr exit 3 , +.Xr printf 3 , .Xr strerror 3 .Sh HISTORY The |