debian man page for explain_chmod_or_die

Query: explain_chmod_or_die

OS: debian

Section: 3

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explain_chmod_or_die(3) 				     Library Functions Manual					   explain_chmod_or_die(3)

NAME
explain_chmod_or_die - change permissions of a file and report errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/chmod.h> void explain_chmod_or_die(const char *pathname, int mode);
DESCRIPTION
The explain_chmod_or_die function is used to call the chmod(2) system call. On failure an explanation wiil be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_chmod(3), and the the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE). This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: explain_chmod_or_die(pathname, mode); pathname The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the chmod(2) system call. mode The mode, exactly as to be passed to the chmod(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> explain_chmod_or_die(3)
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