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errno(1)

ERRNO(1) moreutils ERRNO(1)

.SH "NAME" errno - look up errno names and descriptions

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.HP 144u

errno
{name-or-code}

.HP 144u

errno
[-ls]
[--list]

.HP 144u

errno
[-s]
[--search]
{word}

.HP 144u

errno
[-S]
[--search-all-locales]
{word}

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP errno looks up errno macro names, errno codes, and the corresponding descriptions. For example, if given ENOENT 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 ENOENT and the same description.

.SH "OPTIONS"


.PP -l, --list


List all errno values.


.RE


.PP -s, --search


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


.RE


.PP -S, --search-all-locales


Like --search, but searches all installed locales.


.RE

.SH "AUTHOR"

.PP Lars Wirzenius

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP errno(3)

2012-06-05 moreutils

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