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