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22 .TH curl_easy_strerror 3 "February 03, 2016" "libcurl 7.59.0" "libcurl Manual"
25 curl_easy_strerror - return string describing error code
27 #include <curl/curl.h>
29 const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode errornum);
31 The \fIcurl_easy_strerror(3)\fP function returns a string describing the
32 CURLcode error code passed in the argument \fIerrornum\fP.
34 Typically applications also appreciate \fICURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3)\fP for more
35 specific error descriptions generated at run-time.
37 This function was added in libcurl 7.12.0
39 A pointer to a zero terminated string.
41 .BR libcurl-errors "(3), " curl_multi_strerror "(3), " curl_share_strerror "(3)"