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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.
PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects all supported protocols
EXAMPLE
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode res;
/* set options */
/* Perform the entire transfer */
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
Added in curl 7.12.0
RETURN VALUE
A pointer to a null-terminated string.
SEE ALSO
curl_multi_strerror(3), curl_share_strerror(3), curl_url_strerror(3),
libcurl-errors(3)
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