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diff --git a/unix/os/doc/zpanic.hlp b/unix/os/doc/zpanic.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cc8d3454 --- /dev/null +++ b/unix/os/doc/zpanic.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +.help zpanic May84 "System Interface" +.ih +NAME +zpanic -- terminate process execution unconditionally +.ih +SYNOPSIS +.nf +zpanic (errcode, errmsg) + +int errcode # exit status +packed char errmsg[] # error message +.fi +.ih +DESCRIPTION +The error message \fIerrmsg\fR is written to the process standard error +output and the process terminates, returning \fIerrcode\fR to the parent +process as the exit status. +.ih +RETURN VALUE +This procedure does not return. +.ih +NOTES +The process standard error output is not well-defined. The kernel implementor +may hook the process standard error stream to whatever device seems most +appropriate on the host system. If the process was spawned interactively +this will probably be the user terminal. If the process is running in a +batch queue a file might be a better choice. Do not confuse the process +standard error output with the pseudofile STDERR. +.ih +SEE ALSO +zclcpr, zcldpr +.endhelp |