common/safe_strsig.h File Reference

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const char *	safe_strsignal (int sig)

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const char* safe_strsignal

(

int

sig

)

The safe_strsignal() function returns a string describing the signal number passed in the argument sig. The string can only be used until the next call to safe_strsignal().

Parameters:

sig

The number of the signal

Returns:

The safe_strsignal() function returns the appropriate description string, or an unknown signal message if the signal number is invalid.

Note:

On some systems, a NULL pointer may be returned by strsignal for an invalid signal number. This wrapper function cataches those cases.