strerror(3C)

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NAME

strerror– get error message string

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

char *strerror(int errnum);

DESCRIPTION

The strerror() function maps the error number in errnum to an error message string, and returns a pointer to that string. It uses the same set of error messages as perror(3C). The returned string should not be overwritten.

RETURN VALUES

The strerror() function returns the string “Unknown error” if errnum is out of range.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability	Standard
MT-Level	Safe

SEE ALSO

gettext(3C), perror(3C), setlocale(3C), attributes(5)

NOTES

If the application is linked with -lintl, then messages returned from this function are in the native language specified by the LC_MESSAGES locale category; see setlocale(3C).

SunOS 5.9  Last Revised 17 Jan 2002

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