STRSIGNAL(3C) Standard C Library Functions STRSIGNAL(3C)

NAME

strsignal - get name of signal

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

char *strsignal(int sig);

DESCRIPTION

The strsignal() function maps the signal number in sig to a string
describing the signal and returns a pointer to that string. It uses the
same set of the messages as psignal(3C). The returned string should not
be overwritten.

RETURN VALUES

The strsignal() function returns NULL if sig is not a valid signal
number.

USAGE

Messages returned from this function are in the native language specified
by the LC_MESSAGES locale category. See setlocale(3C).

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+---------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Safe |
+---------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

gettext(3C), psignal(3C), setlocale(3C), str2sig(3C), attributes(7)


March 31, 2005 STRSIGNAL(3C)