SV: [LC++]NEWBIE: what is errno

[Jarmo Paavilainen]

Hi,

"man errno" gives you all the answers you need.

Basic usage is:

#include <errno.h>
#include <stdio.h>

...Do something that sets errno...

printf( "errno is: %d %s\n", errno, strerror( errno ));

// Jarmo

...
> Reading the man pages for connect, is says that:
> 
> If the connection or binding succeeds, zero is returned. On error, -1 is
> returned, and errno is set appropriately.
> 
> What is errno, and how do I read it.
> -- 
> yours/mvh
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