curl_easy_strerror(3) Library Functions Manual curl_easy_strerror(3)
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) libcurl 2024-08-05 curl_easy_strerror(3)
curl 8.9.1 - Generated Fri Aug 9 14:40:37 CDT 2024