# errno [![Build status](https://img.shields.io/travis/lfairy/rust-errno.svg)](http://travis-ci.org/lfairy/rust-errno) [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/0fgngg808u7xwto8?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/lfairy/rust-errno) [![Cargo](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/errno.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/errno)
Cross-platform interface to the [`errno`][errno] variable.
Documentation is available at <https://lambda.xyz/rust-errno/doc/errno/>
[errno]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errno.h
## Dependency
Add to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
errno = "*"
libc = "*"
```
## Examples
```rust
extern crate errno;
use errno::{Errno, errno, set_errno};
// Get the current value of errno
let e = errno();
// Set the current value of errno
set_errno(e);
// Extract the error code as an i32
let code = e.0 as i32;
// Display a human-friendly error message
println!("Error {}: {}", code, e);
```