explain_opendir_or_die - open a directory and report errors
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Copyright
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
explain_opendir_or_die(3)
Description
The explain_opendir_or_die function is used to call the opendir(3) system call. On failure an
explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_opendir(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:
DIR *dir = explain_opendir_or_die(pathname);
pathname
The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the opendir(3) system call.
Returns:
On success, a pointer to the directory stream. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, does
not return.
Name
explain_opendir_or_die - open a directory and report errors
See Also
opendir(3) open a directory explain_opendir(3) explain opendir(3) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
Synopsis
#include <libexplain/opendir.h>
DIR *explain_opendir_or_die(const char *pathname);
