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strsignal(3)            Library Functions Manual            strsignal(3)

NAME         top

       strsignal, sigabbrev_np, sigdescr_np, sys_siglist - return string
       describing signal

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <string.h>

       char *strsignal(int sig);
       const char *sigdescr_np(int sig);
       const char *sigabbrev_np(int sig);

       [[deprecated]] extern const char *const sys_siglist[];

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
   feature_test_macros(7)):

       sigabbrev_np(), sigdescr_np():
           _GNU_SOURCE

       strsignal():
           From glibc 2.10 to glibc 2.31:
               _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
           Before glibc 2.10:
               _GNU_SOURCE

       sys_siglist:
           Since glibc 2.19:
               _DEFAULT_SOURCE
           glibc 2.19 and earlier:
               _BSD_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION         top

       The strsignal() function returns a string describing the signal
       number passed in the argument sig.  The string can be used only
       until the next call to strsignal().  The string returned by
       strsignal() is localized according to the LC_MESSAGES category in
       the current locale.

       The sigdescr_np() function returns a string describing the signal
       number passed in the argument sig.  Unlike strsignal() this
       string is not influenced by the current locale.

       The sigabbrev_np() function returns the abbreviated name of the
       signal, sig.  For example, given the value SIGINT, it returns the
       string "INT".

       The (deprecated) array sys_siglist holds the signal description
       strings indexed by signal number.  The strsignal() or the
       sigdescr_np() function should be used instead of this array; see
       also VERSIONS.

RETURN VALUE         top

       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), NULL may instead be
       returned for an invalid signal number.

       The sigdescr_np() and sigabbrev_np() functions return the
       appropriate description string.  The returned string is
       statically allocated and valid for the lifetime of the program.
       These functions return NULL for an invalid signal number.

ATTRIBUTES         top

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).
       ┌────────────────┬───────────────┬──────────────────────────────┐
       │ Interface      Attribute     Value                        │
       ├────────────────┼───────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
       │ strsignal()    │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:strsignal     │
       │                │               │ locale                       │
       ├────────────────┼───────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
       │ sigdescr_np(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe                      │
       │ sigabbrev_np() │               │                              │
       └────────────────┴───────────────┴──────────────────────────────┘

STANDARDS         top

       strsignal()
              POSIX.1-2008.

       sigdescr_np()
       sigabbrev_np()
              GNU.

       sys_siglist
              None.

HISTORY         top

       strsignal()
              POSIX.1-2008.  Solaris, BSD.

       sigdescr_np()
       sigabbrev_np()
              glibc 2.32.

       sys_siglist
              Removed in glibc 2.32.

NOTES         top

       sigdescr_np() and sigabbrev_np() are thread-safe and async-
       signal-safe.

SEE ALSO         top

       psignal(3), strerror(3)

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