NAME

strerror − get error message string

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

char ∗strerror (int errnum);

DESCRIPTION

strerror maps the error number in errnum to an error message string, and returns a pointer to that string.  strerror uses the same set of error messages as perror.  The returned string should not be overwritten. 

SEE ALSO

perror(3C)
 
 
 

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