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 1.TH strerror 3 scc\-VERSION
 2.SH NAME
 3strerror - look up an error message string
 4.SH SYNOPSIS
 5#include <string.h>
 6
 7char *strerror(int errnum)
 8.SH DESCRIPTION
 9The
10.BR strerror ()
11function maps
12.I errnum
13to a locale-specific message string describing the error.
14Although values of
15.I errnum
16typically come from
17.IR errno ,
18the function accepts any value of type int.
19.PP
20The program must not modify the string pointed to by the return value;
21it may be overwritten by the next call to
22.BR strerror .
23.SH RETURN VALUE
24A pointer to the error message string is returned.
25The content of the string is locale-specific.
26.SH STANDARDS
27ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.21.6.2