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explain_strdup_or_die(3)				     Library Functions Manual					  explain_strdup_or_die(3)

NAME
       explain_strdup_or_die - duplicate a string and report errors

SYNOPSIS
       #include <libexplain/strdup.h>
       char *explain_strdup_or_die(const char *data);
       char *explain_strdup_on_error(const char *data);

DESCRIPTION
       The explain_strdup_or_die function is used to call the strdup(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained
       from the explain_strdup(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

       The explain_strdup_on_error function is used to call the strdup(3) system call. On failure  an  explanation  will  be  printed  to  stderr,
       obtained from the explain_strdup(3) function, but still returns to the caller.

       data    The data, exactly as to be passed to the strdup(3) system call.

RETURN VALUE
       The  explain_strdup_or_die  function  only  returns  on	success, see strdup(3) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and
       exits, it does not return.

       The explain_strdup_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped strdup(3) system call.

EXAMPLE
       The explain_strdup_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
	      char *result = explain_strdup_or_die(data);

SEE ALSO
       strdup(3)
	       duplicate a string

       explain_strdup(3)
	       explain strdup(3) errors

       exit(2) terminate the calling process

COPYRIGHT
       libexplain version 0.52
       Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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