explain_closedir_or_die - close a directory and report errors
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Copyright
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
explain_closedir_or_die(3)
Description
The explain_closedir_or_die function is used to call the closedir(3) system call. On failure an
explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_closedir(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_closedir_or_die(dir);
dir The dir, exactly as to be passed to the closedir(3) system call.
Returns:
This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits.
Name
explain_closedir_or_die - close a directory and report errors
See Also
closedir(3) close a directory explain_closedir(3) explain closedir(3) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
Synopsis
#include <libexplain/closedir.h>
void explain_closedir_or_die(DIR *dir);
