explain_access_or_die(3)
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NAME
explain_access_or_die - check permissions for a file and report errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/libexplain.h>
void explain_access_or_die(const char *pathname, int mode);
DESCRIPTION
The explain_access_or_die function is used to call the access(2) system call and check the result. On failure it prints an explanation of the error, obtained from explain_access(3), and then terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
explain_access_or_die(pathname,
mode);
- pathname
- The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the access(2) system call.
- mode
- The mode, exactly as to be passed to the access(2) system call.
- Returns:
- Only ever return on success. On failure process will exit.
COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
AUTHOR
Written by Peter Miller <pmiller@opensource.org.au>