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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 LIBRARY
21.Lb libproc
22.Sh SYNOPSIS
23.In libproc.h
24.Ft "const char *"
25.Fo Pgrab_error
26.Fa "int error"
27.Fc
28.Sh DESCRIPTION
29The
30.Fn Pgrab_error
31function returns a pointer to a human-readable character string
32describing the error that occurred.
33This function only knows how to translate errors that are stored in
34.Fa perr
35during a failed call to
36.Xr Pgrab 3PROC ,
37.Xr Pfgrab_core 3PROC ,
38.Xr Pgrab_core 3PROC ,
39or
40.Xr Pgrab_file 3PROC .
41.Sh RETURN VALUES
42The
43.Fn Pgrab_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 Pgrab 3PROC ,
53.Xr Pgrab_core 3PROC ,
54.Xr Pgrab_file 3PROC
55