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explain_uname_or_die(3)     Library Functions Manual	 explain_uname_or_die(3)

NAME
     explain_uname_or_die  - get information about current kernel and report er-
     rors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/uname.h>
     void explain_uname_or_die(struct utsname *data);
     int explain_uname_on_error(struct utsname *data);

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

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

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

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

     The  explain_uname_on_error function always returns the value return by the
     wrapped uname(2) system call.

EXAMPLE
     The explain_uname_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion simi-
     lar to the following example:
	    explain_uname_or_die(data);

SEE ALSO
     uname(2)
	     get name and information about current kernel

     explain_uname(3)
	     explain uname(2) errors

     exit(2)
	     terminate the calling process

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Miller

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