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explain_setpgrp_or_die(3)   Library Functions Manual   explain_setpgrp_or_die(3)

NAME
     explain_setpgrp_or_die - set process group and report errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/setpgrp.h>
     void explain_setpgrp_or_die(pid_t pid, pid_t pgid);
     int explain_setpgrp_on_error(pid_t pid, pid_t pgid);

DESCRIPTION
     The  explain_setpgrp_or_die  function is used to call the setpgrp(2) system
     call. On failure an explanation will be printed to  stderr,  obtained  from
     the explain_setpgrp(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

     The explain_setpgrp_on_error function is used to call the setpgrp(2) system
     call.  On	failure  an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from
     the explain_setpgrp(3) function, but still returns to the caller.

     pid     The pid, exactly as to be passed to the setpgrp(2) system call.

     pgid    The pgid, exactly as to be passed to the setpgrp(2) system call.

     Note: the setpgrp(2) function has two implementations.  The System  V  ver-
     sion  has	no arguments, while the BSD version has two arguments.	For sim-
     plicity of implementation, the argument list seen here includes the pid and
     pgid arguments.

     The System V getpgid() semantics can be obtained by calling  setpgrp(0,  0)
     on  systems  with the BSD version, and this is the API for libexplain, even
     on systems that do not use the BSD API.

RETURN VALUE
     The explain_setpgrp_or_die function only returns on success, see setpgrp(2)
     for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it  does
     not return.

     The  explain_setpgrp_on_error  function  always returns the value return by
     the wrapped setpgrp(2) system call.

EXAMPLE
     The explain_setpgrp_or_die function is intended to be  used  in  a  fashion
     similar to the following example:
	    explain_setpgrp_or_die(pid, pgid);

SEE ALSO
     setpgrp(2)
	     set process group

     explain_setpgrp(3)
	     explain setpgrp(2) errors

     exit(2)
	     terminate the calling process

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2011 Peter Miller

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