libexplain/stat_or_die.c File Reference

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

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Functions
void	explain_stat_or_die (const char *pathname, struct stat *data)

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Function Documentation

void explain_stat_or_die	(	const char *	pathname,
		struct stat *	data
	)

The explain_stat_or_die function is used to call the stat(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_stat(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:

 explain_stat_or_die(pathname, data);

Parameters:

pathname	The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the stat(2) system call.
data	The data, exactly as to be passed to the stat(2) system call.

Returns:

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

Definition at line 24 of file stat_or_die.c.