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explain_closedir(3)	    Library Functions Manual	     explain_closedir(3)

NAME
     explain_closedir - explain closedir(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/closedir.h>
     const char *explain_closedir(DIR *dir);
     const char *explain_errno_closedir(int errnum, DIR *dir);
     void explain_message_closedir(char *message, int message_size, DIR *dir);
     void  explain_message_errno_closedir(char	*message,  int message_size, int
     errnum, DIR *dir);

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

   explain_closedir
     const char *explain_closedir(DIR *dir);

     The  explain_closedir function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
     returned by the closedir(3) 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 (closedir(dir) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_closedir(dir));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     dir     The original dir, exactly as passed to the closedir(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.

   explain_errno_closedir
     const char *explain_errno_closedir(int errnum, DIR *dir);

     The explain_errno_closedir function is used to obtain an explanation of  an
     error  returned by the closedir(3) 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 (closedir(dir) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_closedir(err, dir));
		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.

     dir     The original dir, exactly as passed to the closedir(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.

   explain_message_closedir
     void explain_message_closedir(char *message, int message_size, DIR *dir);

     The explain_message_closedir function may be used to  obtain an explanation
     of an error returned by the closedir(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.

     This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
     example:
	    if (closedir(dir) < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_closedir(message, sizeof(message), dir);
		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.

     dir     The original dir, exactly as passed to the closedir(3) system call.

   explain_message_errno_closedir
     void  explain_message_errno_closedir(char	*message,  int message_size, int
     errnum, DIR *dir);

     The explain_message_errno_closedir function may be used to obtain an expla-
     nation of an error returned by the closedir(3) 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 (closedir(dir) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_closedir(message, sizeof(message), err, dir);
		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.

     dir     The original dir, exactly as passed to the closedir(3) system call.

SEE ALSO
     closedir(3)
	     close a directory

     explain_closedir_or_die(3)
	     close a directory and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller

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