NAME
explain_popen_or_die - process I/O and report errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/popen.h>
FILE *explain_popen_or_die(const char *command, const char *flags);
DESCRIPTION
The explain_popen_or_die function is used to call the popen(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_popen(3), and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
FILE *fp = explain_popen_or_die(command, flags);
- command
-
The command, exactly as to be passed to the popen(3) system call.
- flags
-
The flags, exactly as to be passed to the popen(3) system call.
- Returns:
-
This function only returns on success, see popen(3) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits.
SEE ALSO
- popen(3)
-
process I/O
- explain_popen(3)
-
explain popen(3) errors
- exit(2)
-
terminate the calling process
COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller