explain_ftruncate(3) Library Functions Manual explain_ftruncate(3) NAME explain_ftruncate - explain ftruncate(2) errors SYNOPSIS #include <libexplain/ftruncate.h> const char *explain_ftruncate(int fildes, long long length); const char *explain_errno_ftruncate(int errnum, int fildes, long long length); void explain_message_ftruncate(char *message, int message_size, int fildes, long long length); void explain_message_errno_ftruncate(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, int fildes, long long length); DESCRIPTION These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by the ftruncate(2) system call. explain_ftruncate const char *explain_ftruncate(int fildes, long long length); The explain_ftruncate function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the ftruncate(2) system call. The least the message will con- tain 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 de- coded. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (ftruncate(fildes, length) < 0) { fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_ftruncate(fildes, length)); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } fildes The original fildes, exactly as passed to the ftruncate(2) system call. length The original length, exactly as passed to the ftruncate(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_ftruncate const char *explain_errno_ftruncate(int errnum, int fildes, long long length); The explain_errno_ftruncate function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the ftruncate(2) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errnum), but usually it will do much bet- ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (ftruncate(fildes, length) < 0) { int err = errno; fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_ftruncate(err, fildes, length)); 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. fildes The original fildes, exactly as passed to the ftruncate(2) system call. length The original length, exactly as passed to the ftruncate(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_ftruncate void explain_message_ftruncate(char *message, int message_size, int fildes, long long length); The explain_message_ftruncate function may be used to obtain an explana- tion of an error returned by the ftruncate(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 de- coded. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (ftruncate(fildes, length) < 0) { char message[3000]; explain_message_ftruncate(message, sizeof(message), fildes, length); fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } message The location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe. message_size The size in bytes of the location in which to store the returned message. fildes The original fildes, exactly as passed to the ftruncate(2) system call. length The original length, exactly as passed to the ftruncate(2) system call. explain_message_errno_ftruncate void explain_message_errno_ftruncate(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, int fildes, long long length); The explain_message_errno_ftruncate function may be used to obtain an ex- planation of an error returned by the ftruncate(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 (ftruncate(fildes, length) < 0) { int err = errno; char message[3000]; explain_message_errno_ftruncate(message, sizeof(message), err, fildes, length); fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } message The location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable message return buffer is 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. fildes The original fildes, exactly as passed to the ftruncate(2) system call. length The original length, exactly as passed to the ftruncate(2) system call. SEE ALSO ftruncate(2) truncate a file to a specified length explain_ftruncate_or_die(3) truncate a file and report errors COPYRIGHT libexplain version 1.3 Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller explain_ftruncate(3)
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