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HP C/iX Library Reference Manual

strerror 

Maps an error number to a message string.

Syntax 

     #include <string.h>
     char *strerror(int errnum);

Parameters 

errnum        An error number.

Return Values 

x             A pointer to the error message.

NULL          A null pointer is returned if there is no matching error
              message.

Description 

The strerror function returns a pointer to an error message that
corresponds with the specified error number.  Do not modify the value of
the error message referenced by the returned pointer.

See Also 

ANSI C 4.11.6.2

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation