explain_closedir_or_die(3)

close a directory and report errors

Section 3 libexplain-dev bookworm source

Description

explain_closedir_or_die

NAME

explain_closedir_or_die - close a directory and report errors

SYNOPSIS

#include <libexplain/closedir.h>
void explain_closedir_or_die(DIR *dir);

DESCRIPTION

The explain_closedir_or_die function is used to call the closedir(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_closedir(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:

explain_closedir_or_die(dir);

dir

The dir, exactly as to be passed to the closedir(3) system call.

Returns:

This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits.