1explain_vsprintf_or_die(3) Library Functions Manual explain_vsprintf_or_die(3)
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NAME

6       explain_vsprintf_or_die - formatted output conversion and report errors
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <libexplain/vsprintf.h>
10       int  explain_vsprintf_or_die(char  *data,  const  char *format, va_list
11       ap);
12       int explain_vsprintf_on_error(char *data, const char  *format,  va_list
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DESCRIPTION

16       The  explain_vsprintf_or_die  function  is used to call the vsprintf(3)
17       system call. On failure an  explanation  will  be  printed  to  stderr,
18       obtained  from  the  explain_vsprintf(3) function, and then the process
19       terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
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21       The explain_vsprintf_on_error function is used to call the  vsprintf(3)
22       system  call.  On  failure  an  explanation  will be printed to stderr,
23       obtained from the explain_vsprintf(3) function, but  still  returns  to
24       the caller.
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26       data    The  data,  exactly  as  to be passed to the vsprintf(3) system
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29       format  The format, exactly as to be passed to the  vsprintf(3)  system
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32       ap      The ap, exactly as to be passed to the vsprintf(3) system call.
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RETURN VALUE

35       The  explain_vsprintf_or_die  function  only  returns  on  success, see
36       vsprintf(3) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and
37       exits, it does not return.
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39       The  explain_vsprintf_on_error function always returns the value return
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EXAMPLE

43       The explain_vsprintf_or_die function is intended to be used in a  fash‐
44       ion similar to the following example:
45              int result = explain_vsprintf_or_die(data, format, ap);
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SEE ALSO

48       vsprintf(3)
49               formatted output conversion
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51       explain_vsprintf(3)
52               explain vsprintf(3) errors
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54       exit(2) terminate the calling process
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57       libexplain version 0.40
58       Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller
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62                                                    explain_vsprintf_or_die(3)
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