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1.1       root        1: .th ERROR FILES
                      2: .sh NAME
                      3: \&.../files/error7_? \- files with \*(II errors
                      4: .sh DESCRIPTION
                      5: These files contain the \*(II error messages.
                      6: There is one file
                      7: for each thousands digit;
                      8: e.g.,
                      9: error number 2313 will be in file error7_2.
                     10: .s3
                     11: Each file consists of a sequence of error messages
                     12: with associated error numbers.
                     13: When an error enters the front end,
                     14: the appropriate file is scanned for the correct error number.
                     15: If found, the message is printed;
                     16: otherwise,
                     17: the first message parameter is printed.
                     18: .s3
                     19: Each message has the format
                     20: .br
                     21:        errnum <TAB> message tilde.
                     22: .br
                     23: Messages are terminated
                     24: by the tilde character (`~').
                     25: The message is scanned before printing.
                     26: If the sequence
                     27: .bd %\c
                     28: .it n
                     29: is encountered
                     30: (where
                     31: .it n
                     32: is a digit from 0 to 9),
                     33: parameter
                     34: .it n
                     35: is substituted,
                     36: where %0 is the first parameter.
                     37: .s3
                     38: The parameters can be in any order.
                     39: For example,
                     40: an error message can reference %2 before it
                     41: references %0.
                     42: .sh EXAMPLE
                     43: .nf
                     44: 1003   line %0, bad database name %1~
                     45: 1005   In the purge of %1, a bad %0 caused execution to halt~
                     46: 1006   No process, try again.~
                     47: .fi

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