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NAME
curl_easy_strerror - return string describing error code
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h> const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode errornum);
DESCRIPTION
The curl_easy_strerror(3) function returns a string describing the CURLcode error code passed in the argument errornum. Typically applications also appreciate CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3) for more specific error descriptions generated at runtime.
EXAMPLE
/* Perform the request, res will get the return code */ res = curl_easy_perform(curl); /* Check for errors */ if(res != CURLE_OK) fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n", curl_easy_strerror(res));
AVAILABILITY
This function was added in libcurl 7.12.0
RETURN VALUE
A pointer to a null-terminated string.
SEE ALSO
libcurl-errors(3), curl_multi_strerror(3), curl_share_strerror(3), curl_url_strerror(3)