1 .TH error_temp 3

     2 .SH NAME

     3 error_temp \- identify soft syscall error codes

     4 .SH SYNTAX

     5 .B #include <error.h>

     6 

     7 int \fBerror_temp\fP(\fIe\fR);

     8 

     9 int \fIe\fR;

    10 .SH DESCRIPTION

    11 .B error_temp

    12 returns 1 if syscall error code

    13 .I e

    14 is a soft error, 0 if it is a hard error.

    15 Normally

    16 .I e

    17 is

    18 .BR errno .

    19 

    20 A hard error is persistent:

    21 file not found, read-only file system, symbolic link loop, etc.

    22 

    23 A soft error is usually transient:

    24 out of memory, out of disk space, I/O error, disk quota exceeded,

    25 connection refused, host unreachable, etc.

    26 .SH "SEE ALSO"

    27 error(3)