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.TH curl_easy_strerror 3 "26 Apr 2004" "libcurl 7.12" "libcurl Manual"
.SH NAME
curl_easy_strerror - return string describing error code
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode errornum);
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fIcurl_easy_strerror(3)\fP function returns a string describing the
CURLcode error code passed in the argument \fIerrornum\fP.
Typically applications also appreciate \fICURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3)\fP for more
specific error descriptions generated at run-time.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
/* 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));
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
This function was added in libcurl 7.12.0
.SH RETURN VALUE
A pointer to a null-terminated string.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR libcurl-errors "(3), " curl_multi_strerror "(3), "
.BR curl_share_strerror "(3), " curl_url_strerror "(3)"
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