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Variable words and numbers can appear anywhere in a message, even at the
beginning. Because of this, messages are alphabetized by the first nonreplaced word
or number in the message.
Frequently Duplicated Parts of Messages
Many messages you see are actually combined messages, often beginning with a
program name. The five error messages in the following example are basically the
same even though the command names are different.
4 find: out of memory
4 grep: out of memory
4 ls: out of memory
4 mount: out of memory
4 fsck: out of memory
Rather than document this message at least five times, it appears in this book as the
message “out of memory.” Messages that contain colons (:) are often combined
messages, and you might find that explanations of message sections are available
separately.
So, if you don’t find the beginning of a message in the book, and the message
contains colons, search for other parts of the message.
In the Printed Book
Methods for finding a particular message vary depending on whether you are
looking at a printed book or are searching online with the AnswerBook Navigator.
To find a message in the printed book, you can search the table of contents (which is
an alphabetical listing of the messages) or the main body of the manual, Chapter 2.
In the AnswerBook Navigator
While print search methods work in AnswerBook, too, it’s much faster to search for
messages through the search utility in the AnswerBook Navigator.
1. Bring up AnswerBook
$ answerbook
2. Click Select on the Search button
3. Enter the words or pattern to search for in the “Search Library For:” pane
2 Solaris Common Messages and Troubleshooting Guide ♦ October, 1998