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GAI_STRERROR(3P)           POSIX Programmer's Manual          GAI_STRERROR(3P)
PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
       gai_strerror -- address and name information error description
SYNOPSIS
       #include <netdb.h>
       const char *gai_strerror(int ecode);
DESCRIPTION
       The gai_strerror() function shall return a text  string  describing  an
       error value for the getaddrinfo() and getnameinfo() functions listed in
       the <netdb.h> header.
       When the ecode argument is one of the following values  listed  in  the
       <netdb.h> header:
       [EAI_AGAIN]      [EAI_NONAME]
       [EAI_BADFLAGS]   [EAI_OVERFLOW]
       [EAI_FAIL]       [EAI_SERVICE]
       [EAI_FAMILY]     [EAI_SOCKTYPE]
       [EAI_MEMORY]     [EAI_SYSTEM]
       the function return value shall point to a string describing the error.
       If the argument is not one of those values, the function shall return a
       pointer to a string whose contents indicate an unknown error.
RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion, gai_strerror() shall return a pointer to an
       implementation-defined string.
ERRORS
       No errors are defined.
       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       None.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       freeaddrinfo()
       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <netdb.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electri-
       cal and Electronics Engineers,  Inc  and  The  Open  Group.   (This  is
       POSIX.1-2008  with  the  2013  Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
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