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gai_strerror(3) 					     Library Functions Manual						   gai_strerror(3)

NAME
       gai_strerror - Prints an error message string based on a return code from the getaddrinfo and getnameinfo routine

LIBRARY
       Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)

SYNOPSIS
       #include <netdb.h>

       char *gai_strerror(	int ecode);

PARAMETERS
       Specifies an error code returned from either getaddrinfo().

DESCRIPTION
       The  gai_strerror()  routine  returns  a pointer to a string that describes the error based on an EAI_xxx value returned by the getaddrinfo
       routine.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon successful completion, the gai_strerror() routine returns a pointer to a string describing the error.  If the ecode parameter is not a
       valid EAI_xxx value, the routine returns a pointer to a string that indicates an unknown error.

RELATED INFORMATION
       Functions: getaddrinfo(3).  delim off

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