STRSIGNAL
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2010-09-15
NAME
strsignal - return string describing signal
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
char *strsignal(int sig);
extern const char * const sys_siglist[];
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
feature_test_macros(7)):
strsignal():
-
- Since glibc 2.10:
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_XOPEN_SOURCE >= 700 || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
- Before glibc 2.10:
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_GNU_SOURCE
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.
The
strsignal()
function should be
used if possible instead of this array.
RETURN VALUE
The
strsignal()
function returns the appropriate description
string, or an unknown signal message if the signal number is invalid.
On some systems (but not on Linux), a NULL pointer may be
returned instead for an invalid signal number.
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2008.
Present on Solaris and the BSDs.
SEE ALSO
psignal(3),
strerror(3),
feature_test_macros(7)
COLOPHON
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Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUE
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- CONFORMING TO
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- SEE ALSO
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- COLOPHON
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