NAME¶
explain_fopen_or_die - open file and report errors
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <libexplain/fopen.h>
FILE *explain_fopen_or_die(const char *pathname, const char *flags);
DESCRIPTION¶
The
explain_fopen_or_die() function opens the file whose name is the
string pointed to by pathname and associates a stream with it. See
fopen(3) for more information.
This is a quick and simple way for programs to constitently report file open
errors in a consistent and detailed fahion.
RETURN VALUE¶
Upon successful completion
explain_fopen_or_die returns a
FILE
pointer.
If an error occurs,
explain_fopen will be called to explain the error,
which will be printed onto
stderr, and then the process will terminate
by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
SEE ALSO¶
- fopen(3)
- stream open functions
- explain_fopen(3)
- explain fopen(3) errors
- exit(2)
- terminate the calling process
COPYRIGHT¶
libexplain version 0.52
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
AUTHOR¶
Written by Peter Miller <pmiller@opensource.org.au>
