explain_mkdir_or_die(3)

create a directory and report errors

Section 3 libexplain-dev bookworm source

Description

explain_mkdir_or_die

NAME

explain_mkdir_or_die - create a directory and report errors

SYNOPSIS

#include <libexplain/mkdir.h>
void explain_mkdir_or_die(const char *pathname);

DESCRIPTION

The explain_mkdir_or_die function is used to call the mkdir(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_mkdir(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_mkdir_or_die(pathname);

pathname

The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the mkdir(2) system call.

Returns:

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