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NAME
       gai_strerror — address and name information error description


SYNOPSIS
       #include <netdb.h>

       const char *gai_strerror(int ecode);


DESCRIPTION
       The  gai_strerror()  function  shall return a text string describing an error value for the getaddrinfo()
       and getnameinfo() functions listed in the <netdb.h> header.

       When the ecode argument is one of the following values listed in the <netdb.h> header:

       [EAI_AGAIN]      [EAI_NONAME]
       [EAI_BADFLAGS]   [EAI_OVERFLOW]
       [EAI_FAIL]       [EAI_SERVICE]
       [EAI_FAMILY]     [EAI_SOCKTYPE]
       [EAI_MEMORY]     [EAI_SYSTEM]

       the function return value shall point to a string describing the error.  If the argument is  not  one  of
       those values, the function shall return a pointer to a string whose contents indicate an unknown error.


RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion, gai_strerror() shall return a pointer to an implementation-defined string.


ERRORS
       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.


EXAMPLES
       None.


APPLICATION USAGE
       None.


RATIONALE
       None.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       freeaddrinfo()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <netdb.h>


       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition,
       Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc
       and The Open Group.  (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In  the  event
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