explain_lchown_or_die - change ownership of a file and report errors
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Copyright
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
explain_lchown_or_die(3)
Description
The explain_lchown_or_die function is used to call the lchown(2) system call. On failure an explanation
will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_lchown(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_lchown_or_die(pathname, owner, group);
pathname
The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the lchown(2) system call.
owner The owner, exactly as to be passed to the lchown(2) system call.
group The group, exactly as to be passed to the lchown(2) system call.
Returns:
This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits.
Name
explain_lchown_or_die - change ownership of a file and report errors
See Also
lchown(2) change ownership of a file explain_lchown(3) explain lchown(2) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
Synopsis
#include <libexplain/lchown.h>
void explain_lchown_or_die(const char *pathname, int owner, int group);
