debian man page for explain_getchar_or_die

Query: explain_getchar_or_die

OS: debian

Section: 3

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explain_getchar_or_die(3)				     Library Functions Manual					 explain_getchar_or_die(3)

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