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<h3>STRERROR(3)         Linux Programmer's Manual         STRERROR(3)
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<h3>NAME
</h3>       strerror - return string describing error code

<h3>SYNOPSIS
</h3>       #include &lt;string.h&gt;

       char *strerror(int errnum);

<h3>DESCRIPTION
</h3>       The  strerror()  function  returns a string describing the
       error code passed in the argument errno.  The  string  can
       only be used until the next call to strerror().

<h3>RETURN VALUE
</h3>       The  strerror()  function returns the appropriate descrip-
       tion string, or an unknown error message if the error code
       is unknown.

<h3>CONFORMING TO
</h3>       SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

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<h3>SEE ALSO
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<a href=errno.htm>errno</a>, 
<a href=perror.htm>perror</a>, 
<a href=strsignal.htm>strsignal</a>, 
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<h3>GNU                       April 13, 1993                        1
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