explain_fchmod_or_die (3)

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NAME

explain_fchmod_or_die - change permissions of a file and report errors

SYNOPSIS

#include <libexplain/libexplain.h>
void explain_fchmod_or_die(int fildes, int mode);

DESCRIPTION

The explain_fchmod_or_die function is used to call the fchmod(2) system call. On failure an explanation wiil be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_fchmod(3), and the the process terminates by call ing exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

explain_fchmod_or_die(fildes, mode);

fildes

The fildes, exactly as to be passed to the fchmod(2) system call.

mode

The mode, exactly as to be passed to the fchmod(2) system call.

Returns:

This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exit(EXIT_FAILURE)s.

COPYRIGHT

libexplain version 0.52
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller

AUTHOR

Written by Peter Miller <pmiller@opensource.org.au>

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