NAME strerror - returns a string describing an error value SYNOPSIS strerror(x) TYPES x error-value or non-negative integer return string or error-value DESCRIPTION If x is an error-value, strerror(x) returns a string describing that value. If x is an integer within the ranges for system, builtin, and user defined error codes, the string describing error(x) is returned. For integers outside these ranges, an "index out of range for strerror" error is returned. EXAMPLE > strerror(7) "Bad argument for unary -" > x = 3 * ("a" + "b") > print strerror(x) Bad arguments for + LIMITS none LIBRARY none SEE ALSO error, iserror, errno