curl_easy_strerror(3) Library Functions Manual curl_easy_strerror(3) NAME curl_easy_strerror - return string describing error code SYNOPSIS #include 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 2024-11-07 curl_easy_strerror(3)