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explain_ftime_or_die(3)     Library Functions Manual	 explain_ftime_or_die(3)

NAME
     explain_ftime_or_die - return date and time and report errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/ftime.h>
     void explain_ftime_or_die(struct timeb *tp);
     int explain_ftime_on_error(struct timeb *tp);

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

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

     tp      The tp, exactly as to be passed to the ftime(3) system call.

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

     The explain_ftime_on_error function always returns the value return by  the
     wrapped ftime(3) system call.

EXAMPLE
     The explain_ftime_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion simi-
     lar to the following example:
	    explain_ftime_or_die(tp);

SEE ALSO
     ftime(3)
	     return date and time

     explain_ftime(3)
	     explain ftime(3) errors

     exit(2)
	     terminate the calling process

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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