explain_nice_or_die - change process priority and report errors
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libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller
explain_nice_or_die(3)
Description
The explain_nice_or_die function is used to call the nice(2) system call. On failure an explanation will
be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_nice(3) function, and then the process terminates by
calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
The explain_nice_on_error function is used to call the nice(2) system call. On failure an explanation
will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_nice(3) function, but still returns to the caller.
inc The inc, exactly as to be passed to the nice(2) system call.
Example
The explain_nice_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
int result = explain_nice_or_die(inc);
Name
explain_nice_or_die - change process priority and report errors
Return Value
The explain_nice_or_die function only returns on success, see nice(2) for more information. On failure,
prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.
The explain_nice_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped nice(2) system call.
See Also
nice(2) change process priority explain_nice(3) explain nice(2) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
Synopsis
#include <libexplain/nice.h>
int explain_nice_or_die(int inc);
int explain_nice_on_error(int inc);
