libexplain/puts_or_die.c File Reference

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

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Functions
void	explain_puts_or_die (const char *s)

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Function Documentation

void explain_puts_or_die

(

const char *

s

)

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

Parameters:

s	The s, exactly as to be passed to the puts(3) system call.

Returns:

This function only returns on success, see puts(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:

 explain_puts_or_die(s);

Definition at line 24 of file puts_or_die.c.