STRSIGNAL

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: April 13, 1993
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NAME

strsignal - return string describing signal  

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

char *strsignal(int sig);

extern const char * const sys_siglist[]
 

DESCRIPTION

The strsignal() function returns a string describing the signal number passed in the argument sig. The string can only be used until the next call to strsignal().

The array sys_siglist holds the signal description strings indexed by signal number.  

RETURN VALUE

The strsignal() function returns the appropriate description string, or an unknown signal message if the signal number is invalid.  

SEE ALSO

psignal(3), strerror(3)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
SEE ALSO

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