print_error()

The print_error() function prints an error message to stdout and syslog, and optionally exits or aborts the program based on the specified flag.

C

Prototype

void print_error(
    pe_flag_t quit,
    const char *fmt,
    ...
);

Parameters

Key	Type	Description
quit	pe_flag_t	Determines the behavior after printing the error message. Possible values: PEF_CONTINUE (continue execution), PEF_EXIT (exit with -1), PEF_ABORT (abort execution), or PEF_SYSLOG (log to syslog).
fmt	const char *	The format string for the error message, similar to printf().
...	variadic arguments	Additional arguments corresponding to the format specifiers in fmt.

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Return Value

This function does not return a value.

Notes

If quit is set to PEF_ABORT, the function will call abort(). If quit is set to PEF_EXIT, the function will call exit(-1). The function also logs the error message to syslog on Linux systems.

JS

Prototype

// Not applicable in JS

Python

Prototype

# Not applicable in Python

Examples

C

// TODO C examples

JS

// TODO JS examples

Python

# TODO Python examples