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+.\"	$OpenBSD: gai_strerror.3,v 1.3 2004/12/20 19:22:16 millert Exp $
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (C) 2004  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+.\" Copyright (C) 2000, 2001  Internet Software Consortium.
+.\"
+.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+.\"
+.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
+.\" REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+.\" AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+.\" INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
+.\" LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
+.\" OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+.\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+.\"
+.Dd December 20, 2004
+.Dt GAI_STRERROR 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm gai_strerror
+.Nd get error message string from EAI_xxx error code
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
+.Fd #include <sys/socket.h>
+.Fd #include <netdb.h>
+.Ft "const char *"
+.Fn gai_strerror "int ecode"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Fn gai_strerror
+returns an error message string corresponding to the error code returned by
+.Xr getaddrinfo 3
+or
+.Xr getnameinfo 3 .
+.Pp
+The following error codes and their meaning are defined in
+.Aq Pa netdb.h :
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width "EAI_ADDRFAMILYXX" -offset indent -compact
+.It Dv EAI_ADDRFAMILY
+address family for
+.Fa hostname
+not supported
+.It Dv EAI_AGAIN
+temporary failure in name resolution
+.It Dv EAI_BADFLAGS
+invalid value for
+.Fa ai_flags
+.It Dv EAI_BADHINTS
+invalid value for
+.Fa hints
+.It Dv EAI_FAIL
+non-recoverable failure in name resolution
+.It Dv EAI_FAMILY
+.Fa ai_family
+not supported.
+.It Dv EAI_MEMORY
+memory allocation failure
+.It Dv EAI_NODATA
+no address associated with
+.Fa hostname
+.It Dv EAI_NONAME
+.Fa hostname
+or
+.Fa servname
+not provided, or not known
+.It Dv EAI_PROTOCOL
+resolved protocol is unknown
+.It Dv EAI_SERVICE
+.Fa servname
+not supported for
+.Fa ai_socktype
+.It Dv EAI_SOCKTYPE
+.Fa ai_socktype
+not supported
+.It Dv EAI_SYSTEM
+system error returned in
+.Va errno
+.El
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+.Fn gai_strerror
+returns a pointer to the error message string corresponding to
+.Fa ecode .
+If
+.Fa ecode
+is out of range, an implementation-specific error message string is returned.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr getaddrinfo 3 ,
+.Xr getnameinfo 3