lis_output_matrix(3)

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💖 lis_output_matrix — bestie, it's the "save ur matrix" era 💖

okay so this is lis_output_matrix, a lil function from the Lis Library Functions collection (you know, the Lis fam, part of the lis(3) cinematic universe 🫶). Short version: it takes ur matrix and dumps it into a file so u can keep it forever. iconic, honestly ✨

✨ NAME ✨

lis_output_matrix — write the matrix data 💾

Like, that's it. That's the whole job. It writes the matrix data. no cap.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include "lis.h"

LIS_INT lis_output_matrix(LIS_MATRIX A, LIS_INT format, char *filename);

yes bestie, u gotta #include "lis.h" first, always, don't skip it, it's giving prerequisite 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Write the matrix data to the external file.

That's literally the vibe: ur matrix goes from living in memory to living in an actual file on disk. main character relocation arc 💖

🎀 INPUT 🎀

  • A — The matrix. the actual star of the show, the one being written out 👑
  • format — the format u want the output in. options are:
    • LIS_FMT_MM — The Matrix Market format. yes, that Matrix Market. the classic. the blueprint. ate 🍓
  • filename — The destination file. where ur data is gonna land. pick wisely bestie, this is the address 🌈

💜 OUTPUT 💜

None.

literally nothing comes back. zero. the function does its thing and dips 🙈 (the results are in the file, not the return value, iykyk)

🔥 EXIT STATUS 🔥

The following exit values are returned:

  • 0 — The process is normally terminated. we love a clean exit, slay 💚
  • unspecified — An error occurred. 😭 not the error era. something went wrong and it's not telling u which number, just that it happened 💀

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

and that's the whole page bestie, ur officially fluent in lis_output_matrix 🧚💅

also real talk: this page is from the Lis Library Functions, dated 6 Sep 2012 — so yeah, this manual page is a lil vintage, but it still eats 💖 periodt
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