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explain_ge...ame_or_die(3)  Library Functions Manual  explain_ge...ame_or_die(3)

NAME
     explain_gethostbyname_or_die - get host address by host name and report er-
     rors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/gethostbyname.h>
     struct hostent *explain_gethostbyname_or_die(const char *name);
     struct hostent *explain_gethostbyname_on_error(const char *name);

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

     The explain_gethostbyname_on_error function is used to call the  gethostby-
     name(3)  system  call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr,
     obtained from the explain_gethostbyname(3) function, but still  returns  to
     the caller.

     name    The  name,  exactly  as to be passed to the gethostbyname(3) system
	     call.

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

     The explain_gethostbyname_on_error function always returns the value return
     by the wrapped gethostbyname(3) system call.

EXAMPLE
     The explain_gethostbyname_or_die function is intended to be used in a fash-
     ion similar to the following example:
	    struct hostent *result = explain_gethostbyname_or_die(name);

SEE ALSO
     gethostbyname(3)
	     get host address given host name

     explain_gethostbyname(3)
	     explain gethostbyname(3) errors

     exit(2)
	     terminate the calling process

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Miller

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