explain_utimens(3) Library Functions Manual explain_utimens(3) NAME explain_utimens - explain utimens(2) errors SYNOPSIS #include <libexplain/utimens.h> const char *explain_utimens(const char *pathname, const struct timespec *data); const char *explain_errno_utimens(int errnum, const char *pathname, const struct timespec *data); void explain_message_utimens(char *message, int message_size, const char *pathname, const struct timespec *data); void explain_message_errno_utimens(char *message, int message_size, int er- rnum, const char *pathname, const struct timespec *data); DESCRIPTION These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by the utimens(2) system call. explain_utimens const char *explain_utimens(const char *pathname, const struct timespec *data); The explain_utimens function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the utimens(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. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the utimens(2) system call. data The original data, exactly as passed to the utimens(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. Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (utimens(pathname, data) < 0) { fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_utimens(pathname, data)); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_uti- mens_or_die(3) function. explain_errno_utimens const char *explain_errno_utimens(int errnum, const char *pathname, const struct timespec *data); The explain_errno_utimens function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the utimens(2) 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. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the utimens(2) system call. data The original data, exactly as passed to the utimens(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. Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (utimens(pathname, data) < 0) { int err = errno; fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_utimens(err, pathname, data)); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_uti- mens_or_die(3) function. explain_message_utimens void explain_message_utimens(char *message, int message_size, const char *pathname, const struct timespec *data); The explain_message_utimens function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the utimens(2) 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. 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. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the utimens(2) system call. data The original data, exactly as passed to the utimens(2) system call. Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (utimens(pathname, data) < 0) { char message[3000]; explain_message_utimens(message, sizeof(message), pathname, data); fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_uti- mens_or_die(3) function. explain_message_errno_utimens void explain_message_errno_utimens(char *message, int message_size, int er- rnum, const char *pathname, const struct timespec *data); The explain_message_errno_utimens function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the utimens(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. 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. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the utimens(2) system call. data The original data, exactly as passed to the utimens(2) system call. Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (utimens(pathname, data) < 0) { int err = errno; char message[3000]; explain_message_errno_utimens(message, sizeof(message), err, pathname, data); fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_uti- mens_or_die(3) function. SEE ALSO utimens(2) change file last access and modification times explain_utimens_or_die(3) change file last access and modification times and report errors COPYRIGHT libexplain version 1.3 Copyright (C) 2012 Peter Miller explain_utimens(3)
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