1strsignal(3C)            Standard C Library Functions            strsignal(3C)
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NAME

6       strsignal - get name of signal
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <string.h>
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11       char *strsignal(int sig);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The  strsignal()  function  maps  the  signal number in sig to a string
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17       same set of the messages as psignal(3C). The returned string should not
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RETURN VALUES

21       The strsignal() function returns NULL if sig is not a valid signal num‐
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USAGE

25       Messages  returned from this function are in the native language speci‐
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ATTRIBUTES

29       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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34       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
35       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
36       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
37       │MT-Level                     │Safe                         │
38       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

41       gettext(3C), psignal(3C), setlocale(3C), str2sig(3C), attributes(5)
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