NAME

explain_fputs_or_die - write a string to a stream and report errors

SYNOPSIS

#include <libexplain/fputs.h>

void explain_fputs_or_die(const char *s, FILE *fp);
int explain_fputs_on_error(const char *s, FILE *fp);

DESCRIPTION

The explain_fputs_or_die function is used to call the fputs(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_fputs(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

The explain_fputs_on_error function is used to call the fputs(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_fputs(3) function, but still returns to the caller.

s: The s, exactly as to be passed to the fputs(3) system call.
fp: The fp, exactly as to be passed to the fputs(3) system call.

RETURN VALUE

The explain_fputs_or_die function only returns on success, see fputs(3) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.

The explain_fputs_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped fputs(3) system call.

EXAMPLE

The explain_fputs_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

explain_fputs_or_die(s, fp);

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