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strerror(3C)							  strerror(3C)


NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     strerror -	get error message string

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <string.h>

     char *strerror (int errnum);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     strerror maps the error number in errnum to an error message string, and
     returns a pointer to that string.	strerror uses the same set of error
     messages as perror.  The returned string should not be overwritten.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

      
      
     perror(3C).

NOTES    [Toc]    [Back]

     Code using	sys_errlist, and _sys_errlist directly will not	be able	to
     display any errno greater than 152.


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