EXPLAIN_GETTIMEOFDAY_OR_DIE(3)

💖 explain_gettimeofday_or_die(3) 💖

okay bestie, sit down, we're doing a Library Functions Manual entry and it's lowkey iconic. this one's called explain_gettimeofday_or_die and it does exactly one thing: it gets the time, and if the universe says no, it tells you why and then immediately ends it all (the process, not you, chill). 🕰️✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

explain_gettimeofday_or_die — get time and report errors 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <libexplain/gettimeofday.h>
void explain_gettimeofday_or_die(struct timeval *tv, struct timezone
*tz);

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the explain_gettimeofday_or_die function is here to call the gettimeofday(2) system call for you. and if that call fails? bestie, it prints an explanation straight to stderr, grabbed from explain_gettimeofday(3), and then it just... ends the whole process by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE). no cap. no second chances. periodt. 💀

this function is meant to be used in a way that's giving something like this:

explain_gettimeofday_or_die(tv, tz);

• tv — the tv, exactly as to be passed to the gettimeofday(2) system call. pass it in exactly, no edits, no vibes-based tweaking. 🎀
• tz — the tz, exactly as to be passed to the gettimeofday(2) system call. same energy, same rule, verbatim. 🌸

Returns:

this function only returns on success. on failure, it prints an explanation and exits. so if you get control back at all, congrats, it worked. if not... well. 😭

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• gettimeofday(2) — get time ⏰
• explain_gettimeofday(3) — explain gettimeofday(2) errors 🔍
• exit(2) — terminate the calling process 👑

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👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

• libexplain version 1.4
• Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller

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and that's the whole page, bestie 💅 — explain_gettimeofday_or_die(3), from the Library Functions Manual, and yes it's still explain_ge...fday_or_die(3) down at the bottom, same as always. go get that time. 🫶🎀