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explain_futimesat(3)	   Library Functions Manual	  explain_futimesat(3)

NAME
       explain_futimesat - explain futimesat(2)	errors

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<libexplain/futimesat.h>
       const char *explain_futimesat(int fildes, const char *pathname, const
       struct timeval *data);
       const char *explain_errno_futimesat(int errnum, int fildes, const char
       *pathname, const	struct timeval *data);
       void explain_message_futimesat(char *message, int message_size, int
       fildes, const char *pathname, const struct timeval *data);
       void explain_message_errno_futimesat(char *message, int message_size,
       int errnum, int fildes, const char *pathname, const struct timeval
       *data);

DESCRIPTION
       These  functions	may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned
       by the futimesat(2) system call.

   explain_futimesat
       const char *explain_futimesat(int fildes, const char *pathname, const
       struct timeval *data);

       The explain_futimesat function is used to obtain	an explanation	of  an
       error  returned	by the futimesat(2) system call. The least the message
       will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually  it  will  do
       much better, and	indicate the underlying	cause in more detail.

       The  errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be
       decoded.

       fildes  The original fildes, exactly as passed to the futimesat(2) sys-
	       tem call.

       pathname
	       The original pathname, exactly as passed	 to  the  futimesat(2)
	       system call.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the futimesat(2)	system
	       call.

       Returns:
	       The message explaining the error. This message buffer is	shared
	       by  all	libexplain  functions  which do	not supply a buffer in
	       their argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
	       to any libexplain function which	shares this buffer,  including
	       other threads.

       Note:  This  function  is  not  thread safe, because it shares a	return
       buffer across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

       Example:	This function is intended to be	used in	a fashion  similar  to
       the following example:
	      if (futimesat(fildes, pathname, data) < 0)
	      {
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_futimesat(fildes, pathname,
		  data));
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

       The above code example is available pre-packaged	as the explain_futime-
       sat_or_die(3) function.

   explain_errno_futimesat
       const char *explain_errno_futimesat(int errnum, int fildes, const char
       *pathname, const	struct timeval *data);

       The  explain_errno_futimesat  function is used to obtain	an explanation
       of an error returned by the futimesat(2)	system call.   The  least  the
       message	will  contain  is the value of strerror(errno),	but usually it
       will do much better, and	indicate the underlying	cause in more detail.

       errnum  The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the	 errno
	       global  variable	 just  before this function is called. This is
	       necessary if you	need to	call any code between the system  call
	       to  be explained	and this function, because many	libc functions
	       will alter the value of errno.

       fildes  The original fildes, exactly as passed to the futimesat(2) sys-
	       tem call.

       pathname
	       The original pathname, exactly as passed	 to  the  futimesat(2)
	       system call.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the futimesat(2)	system
	       call.

       Returns:
	       The message explaining the error. This message buffer is	shared
	       by  all	libexplain  functions  which do	not supply a buffer in
	       their argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
	       to any libexplain function which	shares this buffer,  including
	       other threads.

       Note:  This  function  is  not  thread safe, because it shares a	return
       buffer across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

       Example:	This function is intended to be	used in	a fashion  similar  to
       the following example:
	      if (futimesat(fildes, pathname, data) < 0)
	      {
		  int err = errno;
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_futimesat(err, fildes,
		  pathname, data));
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

       The above code example is available pre-packaged	as the explain_futime-
       sat_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_futimesat
       void explain_message_futimesat(char *message, int message_size, int
       fildes, const char *pathname, const struct timeval *data);

       The explain_message_futimesat function is used to obtain	an explanation
       of  an  error  returned by the futimesat(2) system call.	 The least the
       message will contain is the value of strerror(errno),  but  usually  it
       will do much better, and	indicate the underlying	cause in more detail.

       The  errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be
       decoded.

       message The location in which to	store the returned message. If a suit-
	       able message return buffer is supplied, this function is	thread
	       safe.

       message_size
	       The size	in bytes of the	location in which  to  store  the  re-
	       turned message.

       fildes  The original fildes, exactly as passed to the futimesat(2) sys-
	       tem call.

       pathname
	       The  original  pathname,	 exactly as passed to the futimesat(2)
	       system call.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the futimesat(2)	system
	       call.

       Example:	This function is intended to be	used in	a fashion  similar  to
       the following example:
	      if (futimesat(fildes, pathname, data) < 0)
	      {
		  char message[3000];
		  explain_message_futimesat(message, sizeof(message), fildes,
		  pathname, data);
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

       The above code example is available pre-packaged	as the explain_futime-
       sat_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_errno_futimesat
       void explain_message_errno_futimesat(char *message, int message_size,
       int errnum, int fildes, const char *pathname, const struct timeval
       *data);

       The  explain_message_errno_futimesat  function is used to obtain	an ex-
       planation of an error returned by the futimesat(2)  system  call.   The
       least  the  message  will  contain is the value of strerror(errno), but
       usually it will do much better, and indicate the	 underlying  cause  in
       more detail.

       message The location in which to	store the returned message. If a suit-
	       able message return buffer is supplied, this function is	thread
	       safe.

       message_size
	       The  size  in  bytes  of	the location in	which to store the re-
	       turned message.

       errnum  The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the	 errno
	       global  variable	 just  before this function is called. This is
	       necessary if you	need to	call any code between the system  call
	       to  be explained	and this function, because many	libc functions
	       will alter the value of errno.

       fildes  The original fildes, exactly as passed to the futimesat(2) sys-
	       tem call.

       pathname
	       The original pathname, exactly as passed	 to  the  futimesat(2)
	       system call.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the futimesat(2)	system
	       call.

       Example:	 This  function	is intended to be used in a fashion similar to
       the following example:
	      if (futimesat(fildes, pathname, data) < 0)
	      {
		  int err = errno;
		  char message[3000];
		  explain_message_errno_futimesat(message, sizeof(message),
		  err, fildes, pathname, data);
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

       The above code example is available pre-packaged	as the explain_futime-
       sat_or_die(3) function.

SEE ALSO
       futimesat(2)
	       change timestamps of a file relative to a directory

       explain_futimesat_or_die(3)
	       change timestamps of a file relative to a directory  and	report
	       errors

COPYRIGHT
       libexplain version 1.3
       Copyright (C) 2013 Peter	Miller

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