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/usr/bin/perror

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From mysql-9.6 9.6.1-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running perror --help (exit 0). permalink

/usr/bin/perror  Ver 9.6.1 for Linux on x86_64 (Source distribution)
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Print a description for a system error code or a MySQL error code.
If you want to get the error for a negative error code, you should use
-- before the first error code to tell perror that there was no more options.

Usage: /usr/bin/perror [OPTIONS] [ERRORCODE [ERRORCODE...]]
  -?, --help          Displays this help and exits.
  -I, --info          Synonym for --help.
  -s, --silent        Only print the error message.
  -v, --verbose       Print error code and message (default).
                      (Defaults to on; use --skip-verbose to disable.)
  -V, --version       Displays version information and exits.

Variables (--variable-name=value)
and boolean options {FALSE|TRUE}  Value (after reading options)
--------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
verbose                           TRUE
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-?, --helpDisplays this help and exits.help
-I, --infoSynonym for --help.help
-s, --silentOnly print the error message.help
-v, --verbosePrint error code and message (default).help
-V, --versionDisplays version information and exits.help

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.