1get_error_string(3) GETDATA get_error_string(3)
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6 get_error_string — report a getdata library error
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9 #include <getdata.h>
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11 char *get_error_string(const DIRFILE *dirfile, char *buffer, size_t
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15 The get_error_string() function returns a string describing the last
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22 The dirfile argument should point to a DIRFILE object previously creat‐
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27 The get_error_string() function returns buffer, or NULL if buflen is
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31 dirfile_open(3), get_error(3).
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35Version 0.6.0 20 October 2009 get_error_string(3)