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1=pod
2{- OpenSSL::safe::output_do_not_edit_headers(); -}
3
4=head1 NAME
5
6openssl-errstr - lookup error codes
7
8=head1 SYNOPSIS
9
10B<openssl errstr>
11[B<-help>]
12I<error_code...>
13
14=head1 DESCRIPTION
15
16Sometimes an application will not load error message texts and only
17numerical forms will be available. This command can be
18used to display the meaning of the hex code. The hex code is the hex digits
19after the second colon.
20
21=head1 OPTIONS
22
23=over 4
24
25=item B<-help>
26
27Display a usage message.
28
29=back
30
31=head1 EXAMPLES
32
33The error code:
34
35 27594:error:2006D080:lib(32)::reason(128)::107:
36
37can be displayed with:
38
39 openssl errstr 2006D080
40
41to produce the error message:
42
43 error:2006D080:BIO routines::no such file
44
45=head1 COPYRIGHT
46
47Copyright 2004-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
48
49Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
50this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
51in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
52L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
53
54=cut
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