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pcap_strerror(3)                                      pcap_strerror(3)


NAME

       pcap_strerror - convert an errno value to a string


SYNOPSIS

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       pcap_strerror(3) error);


DESCRIPTION

       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

       This function was not thread-safe in libpcap before 1.8.1 on Windows
       and in libpcap before 1.10.5 on all other OSes.


SEE ALSO

       pcap(3)

                                26 August 2024            pcap_strerror(3)

libpcap 1.10.5 - Generated Sat Aug 31 09:44:32 CDT 2024
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