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  1. /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
  2.        Return string describing the error
  3.  
  4.    Args: errnumber -- The system error number (errno)
  5.  
  6.  Result:  long string describing the error is returned
  7.   ----*/
  8. char *
  9. error_description(errnumber)
  10.     int errnumber;
  11. {
  12.     static char buffer[50];
  13.  
  14.     strcpy(buffer, sys_errlist[errnumber]);
  15.  
  16.     return ( (char *) buffer);
  17. }
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