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STRERROR(3)             NetBSD Library Functions Manual            STRERROR(3)


NAME

     strerror -- get error message string


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <string.h>

     char *
     strerror(int errnum);


DESCRIPTION

     The strerror() function returns a pointer to the language-dependent error
     message string affiliated with an error number.

     The array pointed to is not to be modified by the program, but may be
     overwritten by subsequent calls to strerror().


SEE ALSO

     intro(2), perror(3), setlocale(3)


STANDARDS

     The strerror() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C89'').

NetBSD 3.0.1                     June 29, 1991                    NetBSD 3.0.1