---
name: "zip_error_strerror"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libzip"
version: "1.11.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zip_error_strerror"
---

# zip\_error\_strerror(3)

create human-readable string for zip\_error

## NAME

**zip\_error\_strerror** – create human-readable string for zip\_error

## LIBRARY

libzip (-lzip)

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<zip.h\>**

*const* *char* *\**\

**zip\_error\_strerror**(*zip\_error\_t \*ze*);

## DESCRIPTION

The **zip\_error\_strerror**() function returns an error message string corresponding to *ze* like [strerror(3)](/strerror/3.md). This string will stay valid until the next call to **zip\_error\_strerror**() or until [zip\_error\_fini(3)](/zip_error_fini/3.md) is called.

## SEE ALSO

[libzip(3)](/libzip/3.md), [strerror(3)](/strerror/3.md), [zip\_error\_fini(3)](/zip_error_fini/3.md)

## HISTORY

**zip\_error\_strerror**() was added in libzip 1.0.

## AUTHORS

Dieter Baron ⟨*dillo@nih.at*⟩ and Thomas Klausner ⟨*wiz@gatalith.at*⟩