oath_strerror(3)

oath_strerror3

Api function

Usage

#include <oath.h>

const char * oath_strerror(int err);

Arguments

int err

liboath error code

Overview

Convert return code to human readable string explanation of the reason for the particular error code.

This string can be used to output a diagnostic message to the user.

This function is one of few in the library that can be used without a successful call to oath_init().

Return value

Returns a pointer to a statically allocated string containing an explanation of the error code err.

Since

1.8.0

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 13
  4. Arch

Reporting bugs

Report bugs to <[email protected]>. liboath home page: https://oath-toolkit.codeberg.page/ General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

From oath-toolkit 2.6.15-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.