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

Tcl 8.3 Tcl_SignalId(3)