---
name: "curl_share_strerror"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "curl"
version: "8.23.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/curl_share_strerror"
---

# curl\_share\_strerror(3)

return string describing error code

## NAME

curl\_share\_strerror - return string describing error code

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
const char *curl_share_strerror(CURLSHcode errornum);
```

## DESCRIPTION

The *[curl\_share\_strerror(3)](/curl_share_strerror/3.md)* function returns a string describing the *CURLSHcode* error code passed in the argument *errornum*.

## PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects all supported protocols

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURLSHcode sh;
  CURLSH *share = curl_share_init();
  sh = curl_share_setopt(share, CURLSHOPT_SHARE, CURL_LOCK_DATA_CONNECT);
  if(sh)
    printf("Error: %s\n", curl_share_strerror(sh));
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.12.0

## RETURN VALUE

A pointer to a null-terminated string.

## SEE ALSO

[**curl\_easy\_strerror**(3)](/curl_easy_strerror/3.md), [**curl\_multi\_strerror**(3)](/curl_multi_strerror/3.md), [**curl\_url\_strerror**(3)](/curl_url_strerror/3.md), [**libcurl-errors**(3)](/libcurl-errors/3.md)