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explain_lutimes(3)	    Library Functions Manual	      explain_lutimes(3)

NAME
     explain_lutimes - explain lutimes(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/lutimes.h>
     const char *explain_lutimes(const char *pathname, const struct timeval
     *data);
     const char *explain_errno_lutimes(int errnum, const char *pathname, const
     struct timeval *data);
     void explain_message_lutimes(char *message, int message_size, const char
     *pathname, const struct timeval *data);
     void explain_message_errno_lutimes(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, const char *pathname, const struct timeval *data);

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

   explain_lutimes
     const char *explain_lutimes(const char *pathname, const struct timeval
     *data);

     The explain_lutimes function is used to obtain an explanation of  an  error
     returned  by the lutimes(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.

     pathname
	     The original pathname, exactly as passed to the  lutimes(3)  system
	     call.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the lutimes(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 (lutimes(pathname, data) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_lutimes(pathname, data));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_errno_lutimes
     const char *explain_errno_lutimes(int errnum, const char *pathname, const
     struct timeval *data);

     The explain_errno_lutimes function is used to obtain an explanation  of  an
     error  returned  by  the lutimes(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.

     pathname
	     The  original  pathname, exactly as passed to the lutimes(3) system
	     call.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the lutimes(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 (lutimes(pathname, data) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_lutimes(err, pathname,
		data));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_message_lutimes
     void explain_message_lutimes(char *message, int message_size, const char
     *pathname, const struct timeval *data);

     The explain_message_lutimes function is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error  returned  by  the lutimes(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.

     pathname
	     The original pathname, exactly as passed to the  lutimes(3)  system
	     call.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the lutimes(3) system call.

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

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

   explain_message_errno_lutimes
     void explain_message_errno_lutimes(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, const char *pathname, const struct timeval *data);

     The explain_message_errno_lutimes function is used to obtain an explanation
     of  an  error returned by the lutimes(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.

     pathname
	     The  original  pathname, exactly as passed to the lutimes(3) system
	     call.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the lutimes(3) system call.

     Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar  to  the
     following example:
	    if (lutimes(pathname, data) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_lutimes(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_lu-
     times_or_die(3) function.

SEE ALSO
     lutimes(3)
	     modify file timestamps

     explain_lutimes_or_die(3)
	     modify file timestamps and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Miller

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