explain_pipe_or_die - create pipe and report errors
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Copyright
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller
explain_pipe_or_die(3)
Description
The explain_pipe_or_die function is used to call the pipe(2) system call. On failure an explanation will
be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_pipe(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_pipe_or_die(pipefd);
pipefd The pipefd, exactly as to be passed to the pipe(2) system call.
Returns:
This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits.
Name
explain_pipe_or_die - create pipe and report errors
See Also
pipe(2) create pipe explain_pipe(3) explain pipe(2) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
Synopsis
#include <libexplain/pipe.h>
void explain_pipe_or_die(int *pipefd);
