explain_fork_or_die - create a child process and report errors
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Copyright
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
explain_fork_or_die(3)
Description
The explain_fork_or_die function is used to call the fork(2) system call. On failure an explanation will
be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_fork(3), 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_fork_or_die();
Returns:
This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits.
Name
explain_fork_or_die - create a child process and report errors
See Also
fork(2) create a child process explain_fork(3) explain fork(2) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
Synopsis
#include <libexplain/fork.h>
void explain_fork_or_die(void);
