libexplain/tcsendbreak_or_die.c File Reference

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

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Functions
void	explain_tcsendbreak_or_die (int fildes, int duration)

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Function Documentation

void explain_tcsendbreak_or_die	(	int	fildes,
		int	duration
	)

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

Parameters:

fildes	The fildes, exactly as to be passed to the tcsendbreak(3) system call.
duration	The duration, exactly as to be passed to the tcsendbreak(3) system call.

Returns:

This function only returns on success, see tcsendbreak(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_tcsendbreak_or_die(fildes, duration);

Definition at line 24 of file tcsendbreak_or_die.c.