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.TH curl_easy_strerror 3 "26 Apr 2004" "libcurl 7.12" "libcurl Manual"
.SH NAME
curl_easy_strerror - return string describing error code
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>

const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode errornum);
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fIcurl_easy_strerror(3)\fP function returns a string describing the
CURLcode error code passed in the argument \fIerrornum\fP.

Typically applications also appreciate \fICURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3)\fP for more
specific error descriptions generated at run-time.
.SH AVAILABILITY
This function was added in libcurl 7.12.0
.SH RETURN VALUE
A pointer to a zero terminated string.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR libcurl-errors "(3), " curl_multi_strerror "(3), " curl_share_strerror "(3)"