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errno

Look up errno names and descriptions.

TLDR

Lookup errno description by name or code

$ errno [name|code]
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List all errno names, codes, and descriptions
$ errno --list
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Search for code whose description contains all of the given text
$ errno --search [text]
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Search for code whose description contains all of the given text (all locales)
$ errno --search-all-locales [text]
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SYNOPSIS

errno {name-or-code}

errno [-ls] [--list]

errno [-s] [--search] {word}

errno [-S] [--search-all-locales] {word}

DESCRIPTION

errno looks up errno macro names, errno codes, and the corresponding descriptions. For example, if given ENOENT on a Linux system, it prints out the code 2 and the description "No such file or directory". If given the code 2, it prints ENOENT and the same description.

OPTIONS

-l, --list

List all errno values.

-s, --search

Search for errors whose description contains all the given words (case-insensitive).

-S, --search-all-locales

Like --search, but searches all installed locales.

SEE ALSO

errno(3)

AUTHOR

Lars Wirzenius

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