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explain_rmdir(3)	    Library Functions Manual		explain_rmdir(3)

NAME
     explain_rmdir - explain rmdir(2) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/rmdir.h>
     const char *explain_rmdir(const char *pathname);
     const char *explain_errno_rmdir(int errnum, const char  pathname);
     void  explain_message_rmdir(char  *message,  int  message_size,  const char
     *pathname);
     void explain_message_errno_rmdir(char *message, int message_size,	int  er-
     rnum, const char *pathname);

DESCRIPTION
     These  functions  may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by
     the rmdir(2) system call.

   explain_rmdir
     const char *explain_rmdir(const char *pathname);

     The explain_rmdir function may be used to describe errors returned  by  the
     rmdir()  system  call.   The least the message will contain is the value of
     strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate	the  un-
     derlying 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 (rmdir(pathname) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_rmdir(pathname));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     pathname
	     The  original  pathname,  exactly	as passed to the rmdir(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_rmdir
     const char *explain_errno_rmdir(int errnum, const char *pathname);

     The explain_errno_rmdir function may be used to describe errors returned by
     the rmdir() 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 (rmdir(pathname) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_rmdir(err, pathname));
		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.

     pathname
	     The original pathname, exactly as passed  to  the	rmdir(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_rmdir
     void  explain_message_rmdir(char  *message,  int  message_size,  const char
     *pathname);

     The explain_message_rmdir function may be used to describe errors	returned
     by  the  rmdir()  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 (rmdir(pathname) < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_rmdir(message, sizeof(message), pathname);
		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.

     pathname
	     The original pathname, exactly as passed  to  the	rmdir(2)  system
	     call.

   explain_message_errno_rmdir
     void  explain_message_errno_rmdir(char  *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, const char *pathname);

     The explain_message_errno_rmdir function may be used to describe errors re-
     turned by the rmdir() system call.  The least the message will  contain  is
     the  value of strerror(errnum), but usually it will do much better, and in-
     dicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the  following
     example:
	    if (rmdir(pathname) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_rmdir(message, sizeof(message), err, pathname);
		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.

     pathname
	     The  original  pathname,  exactly	as passed to the rmdir(2) system
	     call.

SEE ALSO
     rmdir   delete a directory

     explain_rmdir_or_die
	     delete a directory and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller

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