explain_execlp(3) Library Functions Manual explain_execlp(3) NAME explain_execlp - explain execlp(3) errors SYNOPSIS #include <libexplain/execlp.h> const char *explain_execlp(, ...); const char *explain_errno_execlp(int errnum, , ...); void explain_message_execlp(char *message, int message_size, , ...); void explain_message_errno_execlp(char *message, int message_size, int er- rnum, , ...); DESCRIPTION These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by the execlp(3) system call. explain_execlp const char *explain_execlp(, ...); The explain_execlp function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the execlp(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. 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 (execlp() < 0) { fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_execlp()); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_exe- clp_or_die(3) function. explain_errno_execlp const char *explain_errno_execlp(int errnum, , ...); The explain_errno_execlp function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the execlp(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. 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 (execlp() < 0) { int err = errno; fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_execlp(err, )); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_exe- clp_or_die(3) function. explain_message_execlp void explain_message_execlp(char *message, int message_size, , ...); The explain_message_execlp function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the execlp(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. 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. Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (execlp() < 0) { char message[3000]; explain_message_execlp(message, sizeof(message), ); fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_exe- clp_or_die(3) function. explain_message_errno_execlp void explain_message_errno_execlp(char *message, int message_size, int er- rnum, , ...); The explain_message_errno_execlp function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the execlp(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. Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (execlp() < 0) { int err = errno; char message[3000]; explain_message_errno_execlp(message, sizeof(message), err, ); fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_exe- clp_or_die(3) function. SEE ALSO execlp(3) execute a file explain_execlp_or_die(3) execute a file and report errors COPYRIGHT libexplain version 1.3 Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller explain_execlp(3)
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