explain_pipe_or_die(3)

create pipe and report errors

Section 3 libexplain-dev bookworm source

Description

explain_pipe_or_die

NAME

explain_pipe_or_die - create pipe and report errors

SYNOPSIS

#include <libexplain/pipe.h>
void explain_pipe_or_die(int *pipefd);

DESCRIPTION

The explain_pipe_or_die function is used to call the pipe(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_pipe(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_pipe_or_die(pipefd);

pipefd

The pipefd, exactly as to be passed to the pipe(2) system call.

Returns:

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