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+.\"     $OpenBSD: strerror.3,v 1.9 2007/05/31 19:19:32 jmc Exp $
+.\"
+.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
+.Dt STRERROR 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm strerror
+.Nd get error message string
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <string.h>
+.Ft char *
+.Fn strerror "int errnum"
+.Ft int
+.Fn strerror_r "int errnum" "char *strerrbuf" "size_t buflen"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn strerror
+and
+.Fn strerror_r
+functions map the error number
+.Fa errnum
+to a language-dependent error message string.
+.Pp
+.Fn strerror
+returns a string containing a maximum of
+.Dv NL_TEXTMAX
+characters, including the trailing NUL.
+This string is not to be modified by the calling program,
+but may be overwritten by subsequent calls to
+.Fn strerror .
+.Pp
+.Fn strerror_r
+is a thread safe version of
+.Fn strerror
+that places the error message in the specified buffer
+.Fa strerrbuf .
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+.Fn strerror
+returns a pointer to the error message string.
+If an error occurs, the error code is stored in
+.Va errno .
+.Pp
+.Fn strerror_r
+returns zero upon successful completion.
+If an error occurs, the error code is stored in
+.Va errno
+and the error code is returned.
+.Sh ERRORS
+.Fn strerror
+and
+.Fn strerror_r
+may fail if:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EINVAL
+.Fa errnum
+is not a valid error number.
+The returned error string will consist of an error message that includes
+.Fa errnum .
+.El
+.Pp
+.Fn strerror_r
+may fail if:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er ERANGE
+The error message is larger than
+.Fa buflen
+characters.
+The message will be truncated to fit.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr intro 2 ,
+.Xr perror 3 ,
+.Xr setlocale 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn strerror
+function conforms to
+.St -ansiC .
+The
+.Fn strerror_r
+function conforms to
+.St -p1003.1 .