pcap_strerror(3pcap) — Linux manual page

PCAP_STRERROR(3PCAP)                                PCAP_STRERROR(3PCAP)

NAME         top

       pcap_strerror - convert an errno value to a string

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       const char *pcap_strerror(int error);

DESCRIPTION         top

       This function returns an error message string corresponding to
       error.  It uses either strerror(3) or its thread-safe variant if
       one is available, which currently is the case in every supported
       OS.

BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY         top

       This function was not thread-safe in libpcap before 1.8.1 on
       Windows and in libpcap before 1.11.0 on all other OSes.

SEE ALSO         top

       pcap(3PCAP)

COLOPHON         top

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                              12 March 2024         PCAP_STRERROR(3PCAP)

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