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explain_putchar_or_die(3)				     Library Functions Manual					 explain_putchar_or_die(3)

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

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explain_putc_or_die(3)					     Library Functions Manual					    explain_putc_or_die(3)

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