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+.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved 
+.TH "GAI_STRERROR" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
+.\" gai_strerror 
+.SH NAME
+gai_strerror \- address and name information error description
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.LP
+\fB#include <netdb.h>
+.br
+.sp
+const char *gai_strerror(int\fP \fIecode\fP\fB);
+.br
+\fP
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.LP
+The \fIgai_strerror\fP() function shall return a text string describing
+an error value for the \fIgetaddrinfo\fP() and \fIgetnameinfo\fP()
+functions listed in the \fI<netdb.h>\fP header.
+.LP
+When the \fIecode\fP argument is one of the following values listed
+in the \fI<netdb.h>\fP header:
+.sp
+.RS
+.nf
+
+[EAI_AGAIN]
+[EAI_BADFLAGS]
+[EAI_FAIL]
+[EAI_FAMILY]
+[EAI_MEMORY]
+[EAI_NONAME]
+[EAI_OVERFLOW]
+[EAI_SERVICE]
+[EAI_SOCKTYPE]
+[EAI_SYSTEM]
+.fi
+.RE
+.LP
+the function return value shall point to a string describing the error.
+If the argument is not one of those values, the function
+shall return a pointer to a string whose contents indicate an unknown
+error.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+.LP
+Upon successful completion, \fIgai_strerror\fP() shall return a pointer
+to an implementation-defined string.
+.SH ERRORS
+.LP
+No errors are defined.
+.LP
+\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.LP
+None.
+.SH APPLICATION USAGE
+.LP
+None.
+.SH RATIONALE
+.LP
+None.
+.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+.LP
+None.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.LP
+\fIgetaddrinfo\fP() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001,
+\fI<netdb.h>\fP
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
+from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
+-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
+Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
+Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
+event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
+The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
+is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
+http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .