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explain_fchdir(3)	    Library Functions Manual	       explain_fchdir(3)

NAME
     explain_fchdir - explain fchdir(2) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/fchdir.h>
     const char *explain_fchdir(int fildes);
     void explain_message_fchdir(char *message, int message_size, int fildes);
     const char *explain_errno_fchdir(int errnum, int fildes);
     void  explain_message_errno_fchdir(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, int fildes);

DESCRIPTION
     These functions may be used to obtain explanations for fchdir(2) errors.

   explain_fchdir
     const char *explain_fchdir(int fildes);

     The explain_fchdir function is used to obtain an explanation  of  an  error
     returned  by the fchdir(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.

     This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the  following
     example:
	    if (fchdir(fildes) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, '%s0, explain_fchdir(fildes));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     fildes  The  original  fildes,  exactly  as  passed to the fchdir(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.

   explain_errno_fchdir
     const char *explain_errno_fchdir(int errnum, int fildes);

     The explain_errno_fchdir function is used to obtain an  explanation  of  an
     error  returned  by  the fchdir(2) 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 (fchdir(fildes) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, '%s0, explain_errno_fchdir(err, fildes));
		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.

     fildes  The  original  fildes,  exactly  as  passed to the fchdir(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.

   explain_message_fchdir
     void explain_message_fchdir(char *message, int message_size, int fildes);

     The explain_message_fchdir function is used to obtain an explanation of  an
     error  returned  by  the fchdir(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.

     This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the  following
     example:
	    if (fchdir(fildes) < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_fchdir(message, sizeof(message), fildes);
		fprintf(stderr, '%s0, message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     message
	     The  location  in	which  to store the returned message.  Because a
	     message return buffer has been supplied, this  function  is  thread
	     safe.

     message_size
	     The  size	in  bytes of the location in which to store the returned
	     message.

     fildes  The original fildes, exactly as  passed  to  the  fchdir(2)  system
	     call.

   explain_message_errno_fchdir
     void  explain_message_errno_fchdir(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, int fildes);

     The explain_message_errno_fchdir function is used to obtain an  explanation
     of  an  error returned by the fchdir(2) 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 (fchdir(fildes) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_fchdir(message, sizeof(message), err,
		    fildes);
		fprintf(stderr, '%s0, message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     message
	     The location in which to store the  returned  message.   Because  a
	     message  return  buffer  has been 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.

     fildes  The  original  fildes,  exactly  as  passed to the fchdir(2) system
	     call.

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller

AUTHOR
     Written by Peter Miller <pmiller@opensource.org.au>

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