NAME

explain_tcflush_or_die - discard terminal data and report errors

SYNOPSIS

#include <libexplain/tcflush.h>

void explain_tcflush_or_die(int fildes, int selector);
int explain_tcflush_on_error(int fildes, int selector);

DESCRIPTION

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

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

fildes: The fildes, exactly as to be passed to the tcflush(3) system call.
selector: The selector, exactly as to be passed to the tcflush(3) system call.

RETURN VALUE

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

The explain_tcflush_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped tcflush(3) system call.

EXAMPLE

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

explain_tcflush_or_die(fildes, selector);

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