1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/ps.c b/ps.c
index 357ece383..2b41a495f 100644
--- a/ps.c
+++ b/ps.c
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
         /* open device */ 
         fd = open(device, O_RDONLY);
         if (fd < 0) 
-                error_msg_and_die( "open failed for `%s': %s\n", device, strerror (errno));
+                perror_msg_and_die( "open failed for `%s'", device);
 
         /* Find out how many processes there are */
         if (ioctl (fd, DEVPS_GET_NUM_PIDS, &num_pids)<0) 
-                error_msg_and_die( "\nDEVPS_GET_PID_LIST: %s\n", strerror (errno));
+                perror_msg_and_die( "\nDEVPS_GET_PID_LIST");
         
         /* Allocate some memory -- grab a few extras just in case 
          * some new processes start up while we wait. The kernel will
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         /* Now grab the pid list */
         if (ioctl (fd, DEVPS_GET_PID_LIST, pid_array)<0) 
-                error_msg_and_die("\nDEVPS_GET_PID_LIST: %s\n", strerror (errno));
+                perror_msg_and_die("\nDEVPS_GET_PID_LIST");
 
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
                 ioctl(fileno(stdout), TIOCGWINSZ, &win);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
             info.pid = pid_array[i];
 
             if (ioctl (fd, DEVPS_GET_PID_INFO, &info)<0)
-                        error_msg_and_die("\nDEVPS_GET_PID_INFO: %s\n", strerror (errno));
+                        perror_msg_and_die("\nDEVPS_GET_PID_INFO");
             
                 /* Make some adjustments as needed */
                 my_getpwuid(uidName, info.euid);
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         /* close device */
         if (close (fd) != 0) 
-                error_msg_and_die("close failed for `%s': %s\n", device, strerror (errno));
+                perror_msg_and_die("close failed for `%s'", device);
  
         exit (0);
 }