NAME¶

explain_chmod_or_die - change permissions of a file and report errors

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <libexplain/chmod.h>
void explain_chmod_or_die(const char *pathname, int mode);

DESCRIPTION¶

The explain_chmod_or_die function is used to call the chmod(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_chmod(3), and the the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

explain_chmod_or_die(pathname, mode);

pathname

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

mode

The mode, exactly as to be passed to the chmod(2) system call.

Returns:

This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exit(EXIT_FAILURE)s.

COPYRIGHT¶

libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller

AUTHOR¶

Written by Peter Miller <pmiller@opensource.org.au>