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output-unwritable

All codes

  • Type: error
  • Kind: io (the host failed to supply or take bytes)

What happened

The output couldn’t be written: its folder is missing or read-only, the disk is full, or standard output was closed before the command finished.

Why

The system refused the write, or standard output closed while the command was writing to it. The CLI writes to a temporary file beside the output and renames it into place, so a failed write leaves any old file as it was.

How to fix

Check that the output’s folder exists, that you can write to it and that the disk has room. When piping, make sure the reading command doesn’t exit early.

Example

Terminal window
$ laminapdf pages rotate scan.pdf +90 -o /no/such/folder/out.pdf
error[output-unwritable]: couldn't write the output
  = hint: check that the output's folder exists, …
$ echo $?
1

Data fields

  • output: the file that couldn’t be written, or - for standard output (untrusted: caller text, never in the message).
  • reason: the system’s error kind, such as NotFound or StorageFull.