01-29-2013
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Praveen_218
The primary reason to ask this query is because of the fact that the MAN pages themselves not making me sure if the programmer needs to handle any kind of cleanup post calling strerror()? Just like the call to stat(), lstat(), fstat() which create objects of type struct stat on the heap itself (whose address is returned through the pointer struct stat *sb)
They do no such thing. Pointers do not work that way! You cannot "return an address" through a pointer you pass
into a function, any more than you can return a number through a number you pass
into a function.
You do not need to clean up after strerror -- or stat, lstat, or fstat, either.
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strerror_r
strerror(3C) Standard C Library Functions strerror(3C)
NAME
strerror, strerror_r - get error message string
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
char *strerror(int errnum);
int strerror_r(int errnum, char *strerrbuf, size_t buflen);
DESCRIPTION
The strerror() function maps the error number in errnum to an error message string, and returns a pointer to that string. It uses the same
set of error messages as perror(3C). The returned string should not be overwritten.
The strerror_r() function maps the error number in errnum to anerror message string and returns the string in the buffer pointed to by str-
errbuf with length buflen.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, strerror() returns a pointer to the generated message string. Otherwise, it sets errno and returns a pointer to
an error message string. It returns the string "Unknown error" if errnum is not a valid error number.
Upon successful completion, strerror_r() returns 0. Otherwise it sets errno and returns the value of errno to indicate the error. It
returns the string "Unknown error" in the buffer pointed to by strerrbuf if errnum is not a valid error number.
ERRORS
These functions may fail if:
EINVAL The value of errnum is not a valid error number.
The strerror_r() function may fail if:
ERANGE The buflen argument specifies insufficient storage to contain the generated message string.
USAGE
Messages returned from these functions are in the native language specified by the LC_MESSAGES locale category. See setlocale(3C).
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |Safe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gettext(3C), perror(3C), setlocale(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)
SunOS 5.11 31 Mar 2005 strerror(3C)