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14.Dd May 11, 2016
15.Dt PCREATE_ERROR 3PROC
16.Os
17.Sh NAME
18.Nm Pcreate_error
19.Nd get Pcreate, Pxcreate error message string
20.Sh LIBRARY
21.Lb libproc
22.Sh SYNOPSIS
23.In libproc.h
24.Ft "const char *"
25.Fo Pcreate_error
26.Fa "int error"
27.Fc
28.Sh DESCRIPTION
29The
30.Fn Pcreate_error
31function returns a pointer to a human-readable character string
32describing the error that occurred.
33The
34.Fn Pcreate_error
35function translates errors produced by the
36.Xr Pcreate 3PROC
37and
38.Xr Pxcreate 3PROC
39functions only (passed as the
40.Fa perr
41argument).
42.Sh RETURN VALUES
43The
44.Fn Pcreate_error
45function always returns a pointer to a character string that describes
46the error that occurred, even if it is an unknown error.
47.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
48.Sy Uncommitted
49.Sh MT-LEVEL
50.Sy MT-Safe
51.Sh SEE ALSO
52.Xr libproc 3LIB ,
53.Xr Pcreate 3PROC ,
54.Xr Pxcreate 3PROC
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