STRERROR_R(3) NEWLIB STRERROR_R(3)NAME
6.25 `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 ALSOstrerror_r is part of the library. The full documentation for is main‐
tained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your
site, the command
info
will give you access to the complete manual.
NEWLIB April 2010 STRERROR_R(3)
