libexplain/mkdtemp_or_die.c File Reference

#include <libexplain/mkdtemp.h>
#include <libexplain/output.h>

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Functions
char *	explain_mkdtemp_or_die (char *pathname)

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Function Documentation

char* explain_mkdtemp_or_die

(

char *

pathname

)

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

Parameters:

pathname

The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the mkdtemp(3) system call.

Returns:

This function only returns on success, see mkdtemp(3) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.

Example:

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

 char *result = explain_mkdtemp_or_die(pathname);

Definition at line 24 of file mkdtemp_or_die.c.