debian man page for explain_truncate_or_die

Query: explain_truncate_or_die

OS: debian

Section: 3

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explain_truncate_or_die(3)				     Library Functions Manual					explain_truncate_or_die(3)

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