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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
-.nf
-.B #include <curl/curl.h>
-.BI "const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode " errornum ");"
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+
+const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode errornum);
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The curl_easy_strerror() function returns a string describing the CURLcode
-error code passed in the argument \fIerrornum\fP.
+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