explain_chdir(3) Library Functions Manual explain_chdir(3) NAME explain_chdir - explain chdir(2) errors SYNOPSIS #include <libexplain/chdir.h> const char *explain_chdir(const char *pathname); void explain_message_chdir(char *message, int message_size, const char *pathname); const char *explain_errno_chdir(int errnum, const char *pathname); void explain_message_errno_chdir(char *message, int message_size, int er- rnum, const char *pathname); DESCRIPTION These function may be used to obtain explanations of chdir(2) errors. explain_chdir const char *explain_chdir(const char *pathname); The explain_chdir function is used to obtain an explanation of an error re- turned by the chdir(2) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indi- cate the underlying cause in more detail. The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be de- coded. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (chdir(pathname) < 0) { fprintf(stderr, '%s0, explain_chdir(pathname)); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the chdir(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 ar- gument list. This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib- explain 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. explain_errno_chdir const char *explain_errno_chdir(int errnum, const char *pathname); The explain_errno_chdir function is used to obtain an explanation of an er- ror returned by the chdir(2) system call. The least the message will con- tain is the value of strerror(errnum), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (chdir(pathname) < 0) { int err = errno; fprintf(stderr, '%s0, explain_errno_chdir(err, pathname)); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } errnum The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the errno global variable just before this function is called. This is nec- essary 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. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the chdir(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 ar- gument list. This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib- explain 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. explain_message_chdir void explain_message_chdir(char *message, int message_size, const char *pathname); The explain_message_chdir function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the chdir(2) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much bet- ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail. The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be de- coded. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (chdir(pathname) < 0) { char message[3000]; explain_message_chdir(message, sizeof(message), pathname); fprintf(stderr, '%s0, message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } message The location in which to store the returned message. Because a message return buffer has been supplied, this function is thread safe. message_size The size in bytes of the location in which to store the returned message. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the chdir(2) system call. explain_message_errno_chdir void explain_message_errno_chdir(char *message, int message_size, int er- rnum, const char * pathname); The explain_message_errno_chdir function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the chdir(2) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errnum), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (chdir(pathname) < 0) { int err = errno; char message[3000]; explain_message_errno_chdir(message, sizeof(message), err, pathname); fprintf(stderr, '%s0, message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } message The location in which to store the returned message. Because a message return buffer has been supplied, this function is thread safe. message_size The size in bytes of the location in which to store the returned message. errnum The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the errno global variable just before this function is called. This is nec- essary 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. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the chdir(2) system call. COPYRIGHT libexplain version 1.3 Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller AUTHOR Written by Peter Miller <pmiller@opensource.org.au> explain_chdir(3)
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