sigwait(3)

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NAME

6       sigwait - wait for a signal
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <signal.h>
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11        int sigwait(const sigset_t *set, int *sig);
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13   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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15       sigwait():
16           Since glibc 2.26:
17               _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 199506L
18           Glibc 2.25 and earlier:
19               _POSIX_C_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

22       The  sigwait()  function suspends execution of the calling thread until
23       one of the signals specified in the signal  set  set  becomes  pending.
24       The  function  accepts  the signal (removes it from the pending list of
25       signals), and returns the signal number in sig.
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27       The operation of sigwait() is the same as sigwaitinfo(2), except that:
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29       * sigwait() returns only the signal number,  rather  than  a  siginfo_t
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32       * The return values of the two functions are different.
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RETURN VALUE

35       On success, sigwait() returns 0.  On error, it returns a positive error
36       number (listed in ERRORS).
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ERRORS

39       EINVAL set contains an invalid signal number.
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ATTRIBUTES

42       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
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45       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
46       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
47       ├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
48       │sigwait() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
49       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

51       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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NOTES

54       sigwait() is implemented using sigtimedwait(2).
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56       The glibc implementation of sigwait() silently ignores attempts to wait
57       for the two real-time signals that are  used  internally  by  the  NPTL
58       threading implementation.  See nptl(7) for details.
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EXAMPLE

61       See pthread_sigmask(3).
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