libexplain/mknod_or_die.c File Reference

#include <libexplain/ac/sys/types.h>
#include <libexplain/mknod.h>
#include <libexplain/output.h>

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Functions
void	explain_mknod_or_die (const char *pathname, mode_t mode, dev_t dev)

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Function Documentation

void explain_mknod_or_die	(	const char *	pathname,
		mode_t	mode,
		dev_t	dev
	)

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

Parameters:

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

Returns:

This function only returns on success, see mknod(2) 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:

 explain_mknod_or_die(pathname, mode, dev);

Definition at line 26 of file mknod_or_die.c.