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CRTL, signal
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Allows you to specify the way in which the signal sig is to be
handled: use the default handling for the signal, ignore the
signal, or call the signal handler at the address specified.
Format
#include <signal.h>
void (*signal (int sig, void (*func) (int))) (int);
sig
The number or mnemonic associated with a signal. This argument
is usually one of the mnemonics defined in the <signal.h> header
file.
func
Either the action to take when the signal is raised, or the
address of a function needed to handle the signal.
If func is the constant SIG_DFL, the action for the given
signal is reset to the default action, which is to terminate
the receiving process. If the argument is SIG_IGN, the signal is
ignored. Not all signals can be ignored.
If func is neither SIG_DFL nor SIG_IGN, it specifies the address
of a signal-handling function. When the signal is raised, the
addressed function is called with sig as its argument. When the
addressed function returns, the interrupted process continues
at the point of interruption. (This is called catching a signal.
Signals are reset to SIG_DFL after they are intercepted, except
as shown in the Error and Signal Handling chapter of the HP C RTL
Reference Manual.
You must call the signal function each time you want to catch a
signal.
See the "Error and Signal Handling" chapter of the HP C RTL
Reference Manual for more information on signal handling.
To cause an OpenVMS exception or a signal to generate a UNIX
style signal, OpenVMS condition handlers must return SS$_RESIGNAL
upon receiving any exception that they do not want to handle.
Returning SS$_CONTINUE prevents the correct generation of a UNIX
style signal.
x The address of the function previously
established to handle the signal.
SIG_ERR Indicates that the sig argument is out of
range.