socket_strerror Return a string describing a socket error stringsocket_strerror interrno &warn.experimental.func; socket_strerror takes as its errno parameter a socket error code as returned by socket_last_error and returns the corresponding explanatory text. This makes it a bit more pleasant to figure out why something didn't work; for instance, instead of having to track down a system include file to find out what '-111' means, you just pass it to socket_strerror, and it tells you what happened. ]]> The expected output from the above example (assuming the script is not run with root privileges): socket_bind() failed: reason: Permission denied See also socket_accept, socket_bind, socket_connect, socket_listen, and socket_create.