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.TH "PMEM2_PERROR" "3" "2022-08-25" "PMDK - pmem2 API version 1.0" "PMDK Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
.PP
\f[B]pmem2_perror\f[]() \- prints a descriptive error message to stderr
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
#include\ <libpmem2.h>

void\ pmem2_perror(const\ char\ *format,\ ...);
\f[]
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The \f[B]pmem2_perror\f[]() function produces a message on standard
error stream describing the last error encountered during library call.
.PP
\f[B]pmem2_perror\f[]() takes a variable number of arguments.
First, the argument string \f[I]format\f[] is printed \- similarly to
the \f[B]printf\f[](3), followed by a colon and a blank.
Then an error message retrieved from the \f[B]pmem2_errormsg\f[](), and
a new\-line.
To see how the error message is generated, please see
\f[B]pmem2_errormsg\f[](3).
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\f[B]libpmem2\f[](7), \f[B]perror\f[](3), \f[B]pmem2_errormsg\f[](3),
\f[B]printf\f[](3) and \f[B]<https://pmem.io>\f[]