explain_unlink_or_die - delete a file and report errors
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Copyright
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
explain_unlink_or_die(3)
Description
The explain_unlink_or_die function is used to call the unlink(2) system call. On failure an explanation
will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_unlink(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_unlink_or_die(pathname);
pathname
The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the unlink(2) system call.
Returns:
This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits.
Name
explain_unlink_or_die - delete a file and report errors
See Also
unlink(2) delete a name and possibly the file it refers to explain_unlink(3) explain unlink(2) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
Synopsis
#include <libexplain/unlink.h>
void explain_unlink_or_die(const char *pathname);
