psignal

Syntax

#include <signal.h> extern char *sys_siglist[]; void psignal (int sig, const char *msg);

Description

This function produces a message on the standard error stream describing the signal given by its number in sig. It prints the string pointed to by msg, then the name of the signal, and a newline.

The names of signals can be retrieved using the array sys_siglist, with the signal number serving as an index into this array.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	No
POSIX	No

Example

#include <signal.h> void sig_catcher (int sig) { psignal (progname, sig); return; }