explain_access_or_die(3)
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 0.37
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
AUTHOR
- Written by Peter Miller <pmiller@opensource.org.au>