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.
SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899
SEE ALSO¶
errno(3),
perror(3),
strsignal(3)