curl/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_strerror.md
Daniel Stenberg b935fd4a07
docs: make each libcurl man specify protocol(s)
The mandatory header now has a mandatory list of protocols for which the
manpage is relevant.

Most man pages already has a "PROTOCOLS" section, but this introduces a
stricter way to specify the relevant protocols.

cd2nroff verifies that at least one protocol is mentioned (which can be
`*`).

This information is not used just yet, but A) the PROTOCOLS section can
now instead get generated and get a unified wording across all manpages
and B) this allows us to more reliably filter/search for protocol
specific manpages/options.

Closes #13166
2024-03-21 15:27:06 +01:00

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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: curl_easy_strerror
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
- curl_multi_strerror (3)
- curl_share_strerror (3)
- curl_url_strerror (3)
- libcurl-errors (3)
Protocol:
- *
---
# NAME
curl_easy_strerror - return string describing error code
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#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.
# EXAMPLE
~~~c
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
This function was added in libcurl 7.12.0
# RETURN VALUE
A pointer to a null-terminated string.