strsignal, sigabbrev_np, sigdescr_np, sys_siglist - return string describing signal
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Attributes
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() │ │ │
└────────────────┴───────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Description
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.
History
strsignal()
POSIX.1-2008. Solaris, BSD.
sigdescr_np()
sigabbrev_np()
glibc 2.32.
sys_siglist
Removed in glibc 2.32.
Library
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Name
strsignal, sigabbrev_np, sigdescr_np, sys_siglist - return string describing signal
Notes
sigdescr_np() and sigabbrev_np() are thread-safe and async-signal-safe.
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), 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.
See Also
psignal(3), strerror(3) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-02 strsignal(3)
Standards
strsignal()
POSIX.1-2008.
sigdescr_np()
sigabbrev_np()
GNU.
sys_siglist
None.
Synopsis
#include<string.h>char*strsignal(intsig);constchar*sigdescr_np(intsig);constchar*sigabbrev_np(intsig);[[deprecated]]externconstchar*constsys_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
