strsignal(3scl)strsignal(3scl)NAMEstrsignal - obtains a text description of a signal
LIBRARY
SCL Miscellaneous Library (libsolmisc.so, libsolmisc.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
char *strsignal(int sig);
PARAMETERS
Specifies the signal number for which a description is returned
DESCRIPTION
The strsignal() function takes a signal number, passed as the sig
parameter, and returns a pointer to a character string that describes
the signal. The returned string must not be overwritten.
SCL IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
The text message describing the signal may be different from that
returned by Solaris.
The supported signals reflect that of Tru64 UNIX rather than Solaris as
some of the signals defined on Solaris are not implemented by Tru64
UNIX. Examine sys/signal.h to determine the signals that are supported.
The signal numbers defined for a given name (for example, SIGUSR1) may
differ between Tru64 UNIX and Solaris, therefore use of symbolic names
within source code is strongly recommended.
RETURN VALUES
The strsignal() function returns a pointer to a character string if the
sig parameter contains a valid signal number, otherwise it returns
NULL.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: psiginfo(3scl), psignal(3scl)
Manual: Solaris Compatibility Library User's Guide
strsignal(3scl)
