Subject: Re: [ast-developers] error() codes for |4 and |3
--------

> Glenn, I am looking at code from some of the AST utilities but need
> help to understand some thing:
> What is the difference between the |4 and |3 in the these 2 calls to error()?
>         error(ERROR_USAGE|4, "%s", optusage(NiL));
>         error(ERROR_SYSTEM|3, "out of space [cmd]");
> 
> Olga
> 

The exit status is the number-2.

ERROR_USAGE means that this is a usage error.
ERROR_SYSTEM means that this is a system call error and errno will be displayed
as a string along with the message.

David Korn
[email protected]
_______________________________________________
ast-developers mailing list
[email protected]
https://mailman.research.att.com/mailman/listinfo/ast-developers

Reply via email to