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explain_getc_or_die(3)					     Library Functions Manual					    explain_getc_or_die(3)

NAME
explain_getc_or_die - input of characters and report errors SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/getc.h> int explain_getc_or_die(FILE *fp); DESCRIPTION
The explain_getc_or_die function is used to call the getc(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_getc(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: int c = explain_getc_or_die(fp); fp The fp, exactly as to be passed to the getc(3) system call. Returns: This function only returns on success, and returns the next character or EOF at end of input. On failure, prints an explanation and exits. SEE ALSO
getc(3) input of characters explain_getc(3) explain getc(3) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 0.52 Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller explain_getc_or_die(3)

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explain_fputc_or_die(3) 				     Library Functions Manual					   explain_fputc_or_die(3)

NAME
explain_fputc_or_die - output of characters and report errors SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/fputc.h> void explain_fputc_or_die(int c, FILE *fp); DESCRIPTION
The explain_fputc_or_die function is used to call the fputc(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_fputc(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_fputc_or_die(c, fp); c The c, exactly as to be passed to the fputc(3) system call. fp The fp, exactly as to be passed to the fputc(3) system call. Returns: This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits. SEE ALSO
fputc(3) output of characters explain_fputc(3) explain fputc(3) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 0.52 Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller explain_fputc_or_die(3)
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