Manpage of STRERROR_R
STRERROR_R
Section: NEWLIB (3)
Updated: 2005 Feb 23
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NAME
5.21 `strerror_r'--convert error number to string and copy to buffer
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
char *strerror_r(int ERRNUM, char *BUFFER, size_t N);
DESCRIPTION
`strerror_r' converts the error number ERRNUM into a string and copies
the result into the supplied BUFFER for a length up to N, including the
NUL terminator. The value of ERRNUM is usually a copy of `errno'. If
`errnum' is not a known error number, the result is the empty string.
See `strerror' for how strings are mapped to `errnum'.
RETURNS
This function returns a pointer to a string. Your application must not
modify that string.
PORTABILITY
`strerror_r' is a gnu extension.
`strerror_r' requires no supporting OS subroutines.
SEE ALSO
strerror_r
is part of the
libc
library.
The full documentation for
libc
is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
info
and
libc
are properly installed at your site, the command
-
info libc
will give you access to the complete manual.
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