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.TH "oath_strerror" 3 "2.6.7" "liboath" "liboath"
.SH NAME
oath_strerror \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <oath.h>
.sp
.BI "const char * oath_strerror(int " err ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "int err" 12
liboath error code
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Convert return code to human readable string explanation of the
reason for the particular error code.

This string can be used to output a diagnostic message to the user.

This function is one of few in the library that can be used without
a successful call to \fBoath_init()\fP.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
Returns a pointer to a statically allocated string
containing an explanation of the error code \fIerr\fP.
.SH "SINCE"
1.8.0
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <oath-toolkit-help@nongnu.org>.
liboath home page: https://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/
General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2009-2020 Simon Josefsson.
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