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.TH "gnutls_alert_send_appropriate" 3 "3.5.8" "gnutls" "gnutls"
.SH NAME
gnutls_alert_send_appropriate \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
.sp
.BI "int gnutls_alert_send_appropriate(gnutls_session_t " session ", int " err ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "gnutls_session_t session" 12
is a \fBgnutls_session_t\fP type.
.IP "int err" 12
is an integer
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Sends an alert to the peer depending on the error code returned by
a gnutls function. This function will call \fBgnutls_error_to_alert()\fP
to determine the appropriate alert to send.

This function may also return \fBGNUTLS_E_AGAIN\fP, or
\fBGNUTLS_E_INTERRUPTED\fP.

If the return value is \fBGNUTLS_E_INVALID_REQUEST\fP, then no alert has
been sent to the peer.
.SH "RETURNS"
On success, \fBGNUTLS_E_SUCCESS\fP (0) is returned, otherwise
an error code is returned.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
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Home page: http://www.gnutls.org

.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
notice and this notice are preserved.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B gnutls
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/
directory does not contain the HTML form visit
.B
.IP http://www.gnutls.org/manual/
.PP