Gentoo Development Guide
Message Functions Reference
The following functions, which are provided by functions.sh, can be used for
displaying informational messages.
| Function | Details |
einfo
|
Display an informational message. |
einfon
|
Display an informational message with no trailing newline. |
elog
|
Display an informational message, to be logged if logging is enabled. |
ewarn
|
Display a warning message. |
eerror
|
Display an error message. |
ebegin
|
Display the message for the start of an action block. |
eend
|
Display the end of an action block. |
The following are available from eutils.eclass:
| Function | Details |
epause
|
Pause for the specified number (must be a positive integer) of seconds. Defaults to a sane value. |
ebeep
|
Beep the specified number (must be a positive integer) of times. Defaults to a sane value. |
See Messages for a detailed discussion.
