NAME

exterr - turn on/off the extended errors in the specified device

SYNOPSIS

exterr /dev/devicename [yn]

DESCRIPTION

Exterr turns on [or off] the reporting of extended errors on the specified device. 

If reporting of errors is turned "off" with the argument n, only fatal errors are reported. 

The default condition is "yes", in which case soft as well as hard errors are reported on the specified device.  The devicename must be the "raw" one to access the ioctl. 
 

7th Edition  —  2/23/82