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 wiil 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 0.52
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
AUTHOR¶
Written by Peter Miller <pmiller@opensource.org.au>