Reference

errno(1)

look up errno names and descriptions

NAME

errno - look up errno names and descriptions

SYNOPSIS

errno {name-or-code} errno [-ls] [--list] errno [-s] [--search] {word} errno [-S] [--search-all-locales] {word}

DESCRIPTION

errno looks up errno macro names, errno codes, and the corresponding descriptions. For example, if given FCENOENTF[0] on a Linux system, it prints out the code 2 and the description "No such file or directory". If given the code 2, it prints FCENOENTF[0] and the same description.

OPTIONS

FC-lF[0], FC--listF[0]

List all errno values.

FC-sF[0], FC--searchF[0]

Search for errors whose description contains all the given words (case-insensitive).

FC-SF[0], FC--search-all-localesF[0]

Like FC--searchF[0], but searches all installed locales.

AUTHOR

Lars Wirzenius

SEE ALSO

errno(3)

History

--list until Debian 13 (Trixie); --search until Debian 13 (Trixie); --search-all-locales until Debian 13 (Trixie); -S until Debian 13 (Trixie); -l until Debian 13 (Trixie); -s until Debian 13 (Trixie).