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NAME

       explain_strtoull_or_die - convert string to integer and report errors

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libexplain/strtoull.h>
       unsigned  long  long  explain_strtoull_or_die(const  char  *nptr,  char
       **endptr, int base);
       unsigned long long  explain_strtoull_on_error(const  char  *nptr,  char
       **endptr, int base))

DESCRIPTION

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

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

       nptr    The  nptr,  exactly  as  to be passed to the strtoull(3) system
               call.

       endptr  The endptr, exactly as to be passed to the  strtoull(3)  system
               call.

       base    The  base,  exactly  as  to be passed to the strtoull(3) system
               call.

RETURN VALUE

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

       The explain_strtoull_on_error function always returns the value  return
       by the wrapped strtoull(3) system call.

EXAMPLE

       The  explain_strtoull_or_die  function  is  intended  to  be  used in a
       fashion similar to the following example:
              unsigned long long result = explain_strtoull_or_die(nptr, endptr, base);

SEE ALSO

       strtoull(3)
               convert a string to an unsigned long integer

       explain_strtoull(3)
               explain strtoull(3) errors

       exit(2) terminate the calling process

COPYRIGHT

       libexplain version 0.19
       Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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