---
name: "gnutls_alert_send_appropriate"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnutls"
version: "3.8.13-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnutls_alert_send_appropriate"
---

# gnutls\_alert\_send\_appropriate(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_alert\_send\_appropriate - API function

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<gnutls/gnutls.h\>**

**int gnutls\_alert\_send\_appropriate(gnutls\_session\_t** *session***, int** *err***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- gnutls\_session\_t session

  is a **gnutls\_session\_t** type.

- int err

  is an error code returned by another GnuTLS function

## DESCRIPTION

Sends an alert to the peer depending on the error code returned by a gnutls function. This function will call **gnutls\_error\_to\_alert()** to determine the appropriate alert to send.

This function may also return **GNUTLS\_E\_AGAIN**, or **GNUTLS\_E\_INTERRUPTED**.

This function historically was always sending an alert to the peer, even if  *err* was inappropriate to respond with an alert (e.g., **GNUTLS\_E\_SUCCESS**). Since 3.6.6 this function returns success without transmitting any data on error codes that should not result to an alert.

## RETURNS

On success, **GNUTLS\_E\_SUCCESS** (0) is returned, otherwise an error code is returned.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bugs@gnutls.org\>.\
 Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.\
 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **gnutls** is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form visit

- https://www.gnutls.org/manual/