fi_strerror(1)

💖 NAME 💖

fi_strerror — display libfabric error strings. That’s the whole assignment, bestie: this little utility pulls up the error string for a libfabric error code, and it’s giving “developer convenience icon” fr fr.

This page is from the Libfabric Programmer’s Manual, and we’re about to get into it 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

fi_strerror FI_ERROR_CODE

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Okay so the vibe is: you hand fi_strerror a numeric FI_ERROR_CODE, and it displays the error string for that code. Simple, cute, effective. 💖

And listen, FI_ERROR_CODE may be a hexadecimal, octal, or decimal constant — so yes, you’ve got options, and no cap, that’s convenient.

Now here’s the lowkey important detail: the fi_strerror(3) library function only accepts positive error values. But for convenience — because this utility is nice like that — fi_strerror accepts both positive and negative error values. 🫶

This is primarily a convenience tool for developers. Main character energy for debugging, honestly. ✨

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• fabric(7)
• fi_errno(3)

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👑 AUTHORS 👑

OpenFabrics.

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mwah 💋 this iconic little page was brought to you by Libfabric v2.7.0, dated 2024-12-10, straight from the Libfabric Programmer’s Manual. slay, bye bestie 🎀