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explain_unsetenv(3)	    Library Functions Manual	     explain_unsetenv(3)

NAME
     explain_unsetenv - explain unsetenv(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/unsetenv.h>
     const char *explain_unsetenv(const char *name);
     const char *explain_errno_unsetenv(int errnum, const char *name);
     void explain_message_unsetenv(char *message, int message_size, const char
     *name);
     void explain_message_errno_unsetenv(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, const char *name);

DESCRIPTION
     These  functions  may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by
     the unsetenv(3) system call.

   explain_unsetenv
     const char *explain_unsetenv(const char *name);

     The explain_unsetenv function is used to obtain an explanation of an  error
     returned by the unsetenv(3) 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.

     name    The  original  name,  exactly  as	passed to the unsetenv(3) 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.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (unsetenv(name) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_unsetenv(name));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above	code  example  is  available  pre-packaged  as	the  explain_un-
     setenv_or_die(3) function.

   explain_errno_unsetenv
     const char *explain_errno_unsetenv(int errnum, const char *name);

     The  explain_errno_unsetenv function is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error returned by the unsetenv(3) 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.

     errnum  The error value to be decoded,  usually  obtained	from  the  errno
	     global variable just before this function is called. This is neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained  and  this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     name    The original name, exactly as  passed  to	the  unsetenv(3)  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.

     Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar  to  the
     following example:
	    if (unsetenv(name) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_unsetenv(err, name));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The  above  code  example	is  available  pre-packaged  as  the explain_un-
     setenv_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_unsetenv
     void explain_message_unsetenv(char *message, int message_size, const char
     *name);

     The explain_message_unsetenv function is used to obtain an  explanation  of
     an  error	returned  by the unsetenv(3) 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.

     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.

     name    The original name, exactly as  passed  to	the  unsetenv(3)  system
	     call.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (unsetenv(name) < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_unsetenv(message, sizeof(message), name);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above	code  example  is  available  pre-packaged  as	the  explain_un-
     setenv_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_errno_unsetenv
     void explain_message_errno_unsetenv(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, const char *name);

     The  explain_message_errno_unsetenv  function is used to obtain an explana-
     tion of an error returned by the unsetenv(3) 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.

     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 neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained  and  this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     name    The original name, exactly as  passed  to	the  unsetenv(3)  system
	     call.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (unsetenv(name) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_unsetenv(message, sizeof(message), err,
		name);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above	code  example  is  available  pre-packaged  as	the  explain_un-
     setenv_or_die(3) function.

SEE ALSO
     unsetenv(3)
	     change or add an environment variable

     explain_unsetenv_or_die(3)
	     change or add an environment variable and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller

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