libexplain/creat_or_die.c File Reference

#include <libexplain/ac/fcntl.h>
#include <libexplain/creat.h>
#include <libexplain/output.h>

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Functions
int	explain_creat_or_die (const char *pathname, int mode)

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Function Documentation

int explain_creat_or_die	(	const char *	pathname,
		int	mode
	)

The explain_creat_or_die function is used to call the creat(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_creat(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

 int fildes = explain_creat_or_die(pathname, mode);

Parameters:

pathname	The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the creat(2) system call.
mode	The mode, exactly as to be passed to the creat(2) system call.

Returns:

This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.

Definition at line 26 of file creat_or_die.c.