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explain_statfs_or_die(3)    Library Functions Manual	explain_statfs_or_die(3)

NAME
     explain_statfs_or_die - get file system statistics and report errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/statfs.h>
     void explain_statfs_or_die(const char *pathname, struct statfs *data);
     int explain_statfs_on_error(const char *pathname, struct statfs *data);

DESCRIPTION
     The  explain_statfs_or_die  function  is  used to call the statfs(2) system
     call. On failure an explanation will be printed to  stderr,  obtained  from
     the  explain_statfs(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

     The explain_statfs_on_error function is used to call the  statfs(2)  system
     call.  On	failure  an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from
     the explain_statfs(3) function, but still returns to the caller.

     pathname
	     The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the statfs(2) system call.

     data    The data, exactly as to be passed to the statfs(2) system call.

RETURN VALUE
     The explain_statfs_or_die function only returns on success,  see  statfs(2)
     for  more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does
     not return.

     The explain_statfs_on_error function always returns the value return by the
     wrapped statfs(2) system call.

EXAMPLE
     The explain_statfs_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion sim-
     ilar to the following example:
	    explain_statfs_or_die(pathname, data);

SEE ALSO
     statfs(2)
	     get file system statistics

     explain_statfs(3)
	     explain statfs(2) errors

     exit(2)
	     terminate the calling process

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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