explain_access_or_die(3)

explain_access_or_die3

Check permissions for a file and report errors

Usage

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

Overview

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.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 7
  2. 9–13

Author

Written by Peter Miller <[email protected]>

From libexplain-dev 1.4.D001-16 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.