explain_fopen_or_die - open file and report errors
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Copyright
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
Description
The explain_fopen_or_die() function opens the file whose name is the string pointed to by pathname and
associates a stream with it. See fopen(3) for more information.
This is a quick and simple way for programs to constitently report file open errors in a consistent and
detailed fahion.
Name
explain_fopen_or_die - open file and report errors
Return Value
Upon successful completion explain_fopen_or_die returns a FILE pointer.
If an error occurs, explain_fopen will be called to explain the error, which will be printed onto stderr,
and then the process will terminate by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
See Also
fopen(3) stream open functions explain_fopen(3) explain fopen(3) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
Synopsis
#include <libexplain/fopen.h>
FILE *explain_fopen_or_die(const char *pathname, const char *flags);
