explain_mkdir_or_die(3)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this is the explain_mkdir_or_die(3) page and it's literally about one thing: explain_mkdir_or_die — create a directory and report errors. that's the whole vibe. 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <libexplain/mkdir.h>
void explain_mkdir_or_die(const char *pathname);

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the explain_mkdir_or_die function is used to call the mkdir(2) system call. if it fails, an explanation gets printed to stderr — that explanation is obtained from explain_mkdir(3) — and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE). no cap, it really just dips out like that. 💀

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

explain_mkdir_or_die(pathname);

pathname — the pathname, exactly as to be passed to the mkdir(2) system call. like, don't get cute with it, pass it exactly how mkdir(2) wants it. 🎀

Returns: — this function only returns on success. on failure, it prints an explanation and exits. so if you see it return, congrats bestie, the directory was made. if not… well, you already exited. 😭

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• mkdir(2) — create a directory
• explain_mkdir(3) — explain mkdir(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 tea, bestie 🫶 this whole page is from libexplain version 1.4, copyright 2008 Peter Miller, and the footer is just out here saying explain_mkdir_or_die(3) like the icon it is. periodt. 💅✨