debian man page for explain_rmdir_or_die

Query: explain_rmdir_or_die

OS: debian

Section: 3

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explain_rmdir_or_die(3) 				     Library Functions Manual					   explain_rmdir_or_die(3)

NAME
explain_rmdir_or_die - delete a directory and report errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/rmdir.h> void explain_rmdir_or_die(const char *pathname);
DESCRIPTION
The explain_rmdir_or_die function is used to call the rmdir(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_rmdir(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_rmdir_or_die(pathname); pathname The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the rmdir(2) system call. Returns: This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits.
SEE ALSO
rmdir(2) delete a directory explain_rmdir(3) explain rmdir(2) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 0.52 Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller explain_rmdir_or_die(3)
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