SIG_ERR
Defined in header <signal.h> | ||
|---|---|---|
#define SIG_ERR /* implementation defined */ |
A value of type void (*)(int). When returned by signal, indicates that an error has occurred.
Example
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <signal.h>
void signal_handler(int signal)
{
printf("Received signal %d\n", signal);
}
int main(void)
{
/* Install a signal handler. */
if (signal(SIGTERM, signal_handler) == SIG_ERR)
{
printf("Error while installing a signal handler.\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
printf("Sending signal %d\n", SIGTERM);
if (raise(SIGTERM) != 0)
{
printf("Error while raising the SIGTERM signal.\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
printf("Exit main()\n");
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}Output:
Sending signal 15 Received signal 15 Exit main()
References
- C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
- 7.14/3 Signal handling <signal.h> (p: 265)
- C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):
- 7.14/3 Signal handling <signal.h> (p: 246)
- C89/C90 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1990):
- 4.7 SIGNAL HANDLING <signal.h>
See also
| sets a signal handler for particular signal (function) |
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