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strerror(3)

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(3)

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