tcl_signalid(3)
NAME
Tcl_SignalId, Tcl_SignalMsg - Convert signal codes
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h> CONST char * Tcl_SignalId(sig) CONST char * Tcl_SignalMsg(sig)
ARGUMENTS
- int sig (in) A POSIX signal
- number such as
SIGPIPE.
DESCRIPTION
Tcl_SignalId and Tcl_SignalMsg return a string representa
tion of the provided signal number (sig). Tcl_SignalId
returns a machine-readable textual identifier such as
"SIGPIPE". Tcl_SignalMsg returns a human-readable string
such as "bus error". The strings returned by these func
tions are statically allocated and the caller must not
free or modify them.
KEYWORDS
- signals, signal numbers