NAME

       strerror - return string describing error code

SYNOPSIS

       #include <string.h>

       char *strerror(int errnum);

DESCRIPTION

       The  strerror() function returns a string describing the error code passed in the argument
       errnum.  The string can only be used until the next call to strerror().

RETURN VALUE

       The strerror() function returns the appropriate description string, or  an  unknown  error
       message if the error code is unknown.

CONFORMING TO

       SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

SEE ALSO

       errno(3), perror(3), strsignal(3)