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14.Dd May 11, 2016
15.Dt PGRAB_ERROR 3PROC
16.Os
17.Sh NAME
18.Nm Pgrab_error
19.Nd get Pgrab error message string
20.Sh SYNOPSIS
21.Lb libproc
22.In libproc.h
23.Ft "const char *"
24.Fo Pgrab_error
25.Fa "int error"
26.Fc
27.Sh DESCRIPTION
28The
29.Fn Pgrab_error
30function returns a pointer to a human-readable character string
31describing the error that occurred. This function only knows how to
32translate errors that are stored in
33.Fa perr
34during a failed call to
35.Xr Pgrab 3PROC ,
36.Xr Pfgrab_core 3PROC,
37.Xr Pgrab_core 3PROC ,
38or
39.Xr Pgrab_file 3PROC .
40.Sh RETURN VALUES
41The
42.Fn Pgrab_error
43function always returns a pointer to a character string that describes
44the error that occurred, even if it is an unknown error.
45.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
46.Sy Uncommitted
47.Sh MT-LEVEL
48.Sy MT-Safe
49.Sh SEE ALSO
50.Xr libproc 3LIB ,
51.Xr Pgrab 3PROC ,
52.Xr Pgrab_core 3PROC ,
53.Xr Pgrab_file 3PROC
54