strsignal(3C) strsignal(3C)
NAME
strsignal - get name of signal
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
char *strsignal(int sig);
The strsignal() function maps the signal number in sig to a string describing the signal and returns a pointer to that string. It uses the
same set of the messages as psignal(3C). The returned string should not be overwritten.
The strsignal() function returns NULL if sig is not a valid signal number.
USAGE
Messages returned from this function are in the native language specified by the LC_MESSAGES locale category. See setlocale(3C).
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |Safe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
gettext(3C), psignal(3C), setlocale(3C), str2sig(3C), attributes(5)
31 Mar 2005 strsignal(3C)
