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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/err.3 | 12 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/err.3 b/lib/libc/gen/err.3 index 4871bcc..f9fcdaf 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/err.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/err.3 @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ .\" From: @(#)err.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd March 6, 1999 +.Dd March 29, 2012 .Dt ERR 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ if (error != 0) .Xr printf 3 , .Xr strerror 3 , .Xr sysexits 3 +.Sh STANDARDS +The +.Fn err +and +.Fn warn +families of functions are BSD extensions. +As such they should not be used in truly portable code. +Use +.Fn strerror +or similar functions instead. .Sh HISTORY The .Fn err |
