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explain_access_or_die(3) | Library Functions Manual | explain_access_or_die(3) |
NAME¶
explain_access_or_die - check permissions for a file and report errorsSYNOPSIS¶
#include <libexplain/libexplain.h>DESCRIPTION¶
The explain_access_or_die function is used to call the access(2) system call and check the result. On failure it prints an explanation of the error, obtained from explain_access(3), and then terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).explain_access_or_die(pathname, mode);
- pathname
- The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the access(2) system call.
- mode
- The mode, exactly as to be passed to the access(2) system call.
- Returns:
- Only ever return on success. On failure process will exit.