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