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strerror.3 (646B)

      1 .TH strerror 3
      2 .SH NAME
      3 strerror - look up an 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
     12 .I errnum
     13 to a locale-specific message string describing the error.
     14 Although values of
     15 .I errnum
     16 typically come from
     17 .IR errno ,
     18 the function accepts any value of type int.
     19 .PP
     20 The program must not modify the string pointed to by the return value;
     21 it may be overwritten by the next call to
     22 .BR strerror .
     23 .SH RETURN VALUE
     24 A pointer to the error message string is returned.
     25 The content of the string is locale-specific.
     26 .SH STANDARDS
     27 ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.21.6.2