NAME

explain_fseek_or_die - reposition a stream and report errors

SYNOPSIS

#include <libexplain/fseek.h>

void explain_fseek_or_die(FILE *fp, long offset, int whence);
int explain_fseek_on_error(FILE *fp, long offset, int whence);

DESCRIPTION

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

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

fp: The fp, exactly as to be passed to the fseek(3) system call.
offset: The offset, exactly as to be passed to the fseek(3) system call.
whence: The whence, exactly as to be passed to the fseek(3) system call.

RETURN VALUE

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

The explain_fseek_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped fseek(3) system call.

EXAMPLE

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

explain_fseek_or_die(fp, offset, whence);

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