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