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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel.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)
---
# 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.