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strerror.3 (653B)

      1 .TH strerror 3
      2 .SH NAME
      3 strerror - get error message string
      4 .SH SYNOPSIS
      5 #include <string.h>
      6 
      7 char *strerror(int errnum)
      8 .SH DESCRIPTION
      9 The
     10 .BR strerror ()
     11 function maps the number passed with errnum
     12 to a message string.
     13 .PP
     14 Typically, the values for
     15 .I errnum
     16 come from errno,
     17 but strerror shall map any value of type int to a message.
     18 .PP
     19 The array pointed to by the pointer returned
     20 shall not be modified by the program,
     21 but may be overwritten
     22 by a subsequent call to the
     23 .B strerror
     24 function.
     25 .SH RETURN VALUE
     26 The function returns a pointer to the string,
     27 the contents of which are locale-specific.
     28 .SH STANDARDS
     29 ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.21.6.2