NAME¶

strerror - return string describing error code

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <string.h>

char *strerror(int errnum);

DESCRIPTION¶

The strerror() function returns a string describing the error code passed in the argument errnum. The string can only be used until the next call to strerror().

RETURN VALUE¶

The strerror() function returns the appropriate description string, or an unknown error message if the error code is unknown.

CONFORMING TO¶

SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

SEE ALSO¶

errno(3), perror(3), strsignal(3)