MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

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DIAGNOSTICS
Possible exit status values are:
0 Successful completion.
1 An error occurred.
Messages
Message: cannot allocate buffer: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: filename: cannot open: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: file "filename ...": Line too long
Cause: A line in the file containing the list of file names is too long.
Action: Inspect the file containing the list of file names for invalid input.
Message: file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: format error in magic file "filename", line num
Cause: You specified filename as a magic file, but it does not conform to the syntax
described in the magic(2) man page.
Action: Edit filename to fit the magic file syntax, or use a valid magic file.
Message: line num: bad number in magic file
Cause: The specified line of the magic file does not contain a valid number.
Action: Make sure that fields in the specified magic file are separated by tabs.
Message: list file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: magic file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: misplaced > in magic file
Cause: You specified a magic file containing a line beginning with a > that did not fol-
low a regular template line.
Action: Either create a template line before the offending line, or remove the offending
line.
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