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explain_mkostemp(3)	   Library Functions Manual	   explain_mkostemp(3)

NAME
       explain_mkostemp	- explain mkostemp(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<libexplain/mkostemp.h>
       const char *explain_mkostemp(char *templat, int flags);
       const char *explain_errno_mkostemp(int errnum, char *templat, int
       flags);
       void explain_message_mkostemp(char *message, int	message_size, char
       *templat, int flags);
       void explain_message_errno_mkostemp(char	*message, int message_size,
       int errnum, char	*templat, int flags);

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

   explain_mkostemp
       const char *explain_mkostemp(char *templat, int flags);

       The explain_mkostemp function is	used to	obtain an  explanation	of  an
       error  returned	by  the	mkostemp(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
       decoded.

       templat The original template, exactly as  passed  to  the  mkostemp(3)
	       system call.

       flags   The original flags, exactly as passed to	the mkostemp(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 argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
	       to any libexplain 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:
	      int result = mkostemp(templat, flags);
	      if (result < 0)
	      {
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_mkostemp(templat, flags));
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

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

   explain_errno_mkostemp
       const char *explain_errno_mkostemp(int errnum, char *templat, int
       flags);

       The explain_errno_mkostemp function is used to obtain an	explanation of
       an error	returned by the	mkostemp(3) system call.  The least  the  mes-
       sage  will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will
       do much better, 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
	       necessary 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.

       templat The original template, exactly as  passed  to  the  mkostemp(3)
	       system call.

       flags   The original flags, exactly as passed to	the mkostemp(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 argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
	       to any libexplain 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:
	      int result = mkostemp(templat, flags);
	      if (result < 0)
	      {
		  int err = errno;
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_mkostemp(err, templat,
		  flags));
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

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

   explain_message_mkostemp
       void explain_message_mkostemp(char *message, int	message_size, char
       *templat, int flags);

       The explain_message_mkostemp function is	used to	obtain an  explanation
       of  an  error  returned	by the mkostemp(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
       decoded.

       message The location in which to	store the returned message. If a suit-
	       able message return buffer is supplied, this function is	thread
	       safe.

       message_size
	       The size	in bytes of the	location in which  to  store  the  re-
	       turned message.

       templat The  original  template,	 exactly  as passed to the mkostemp(3)
	       system call.

       flags   The original flags, exactly as passed to	the mkostemp(3)	system
	       call.

       Example:	This function is intended to be	used in	a fashion  similar  to
       the following example:
	      int result = mkostemp(templat, flags);
	      if (result < 0)
	      {
		  char message[3000];
		  explain_message_mkostemp(message, sizeof(message), templat,
		  flags);
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

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

   explain_message_errno_mkostemp
       void explain_message_errno_mkostemp(char	*message, int message_size,
       int errnum, char	*templat, int flags);

       The explain_message_errno_mkostemp function is used to obtain an	expla-
       nation of an error returned by the mkostemp(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  de-
       tail.

       message The location in which to	store the returned message. If a suit-
	       able message return buffer is supplied, this function is	thread
	       safe.

       message_size
	       The  size  in  bytes  of	the location in	which to store the re-
	       turned message.

       errnum  The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the	 errno
	       global  variable	 just  before this function is called. This is
	       necessary 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.

       templat The original template, exactly as  passed  to  the  mkostemp(3)
	       system call.

       flags   The original flags, exactly as passed to	the mkostemp(3)	system
	       call.

       Example:	 This  function	is intended to be used in a fashion similar to
       the following example:
	      int result = mkostemp(templat, flags);
	      if (result < 0)
	      {
		  int err = errno;
		  char message[3000];
		  explain_message_errno_mkostemp(message, sizeof(message),
		  err, templat,	flags);
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

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

SEE ALSO
       mkostemp(3)
	       create a	unique temporary file

       explain_mkostemp_or_die(3)
	       create a	unique temporary file and report errors

COPYRIGHT
       libexplain version 1.3
       Copyright (C) 2009 Peter	Miller

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