ERR_CLEAR_ERROR(3)

📦 version 4.4.0, in alpine 3.24, arch rolling

🎀 NAME 🎀

okay so this is ERR_CLEAR_ERROR(3) from the Library Functions Manual, and bestie, it does exactly one iconic little thing:

ERR_clear_error — clear the OpenSSL error queue. that’s literally the whole vibe ✨

💅 SYNOPSIS 💅

the library line and the signature are exactly this, no cap:

library “libcrypto” #include <openssl/err.h>

void
ERR_clear_error(void);

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

ERR_clear_error() empties the current thread’s error queue. yep, that’s it. it just empties it — current thread’s queue, specifically. slay 💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read those if you want the rest of the lore 🫶

✨ HISTORY ✨

ERR_clear_error() first appeared in SSLeay 0.4.4 and has been available since OpenBSD 2.4. ancient history but make it cute 💀👑

💖 cute sign-off: source/version is Debian, dated June 8, 2025. periodt, bye bestie! 💅🌈

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