2 .\" # Copyright (c) 2014, Juniper Networks, Inc.
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4 .\" # This SOFTWARE is licensed under the LICENSE provided in the
5 .\" # ../Copyright file. By downloading, installing, copying, or
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8 .\" # Phil Shafer, July 2014
15 .Nd generate simple error messages in multiple output styles
21 .Fn xo_error "const char *fmt" "..."
25 function to generate error messages to standard error.
28 argument is a string containing printf-style formatting
29 instructions that describe the remaining arguments.
31 When converting an application to
34 .Em "fprintf(stderr,...)"
45 library first appeared in
50 .An Phil Shafer Aq Mt phil@freebsd.org .