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BSD_SIGNAL 3C "May 13, 2017"
NAME
bsd_signal - simplified signal facilities
SYNOPSIS

#include <signal.h>

void (*bsd_signal(int sig, void (*func)(int)))(int);
DESCRIPTION

The bsd_signal() function provides a partially compatible interface for programs written to historical system interfaces (see USAGE below).

The function call bsd_signal(sig, func) has an effect as if implemented as:

void (*bsd_signal(int sig, void (*func)\|(int)))\|(int)
{
 struct sigaction act, oact;

 act.sa_handler = func;
 act.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
 sigemptyset(&act.sa_mask);
 sigaddset(&act.sa_mask, sig);
 if (sigaction(sig, &act, &oact) == -1)
 return(SIG_ERR);
 return(oact.sa_handler);
}

The handler function should be declared:

void handler(int sig);

where sig is the signal number. The behavior is undefined if func is a function that takes more than one argument, or an argument of a different type.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, bsd_signal() returns the previous action for sig. Otherwise, SIG_ERR is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

Refer to sigaction(2).

USAGE

This function is a direct replacement for the BSD signal() function for simple applications that are installing a single-argument signal handler function. If a BSD signal handler function is being installed that expects more than one argument, the application has to be modified to use sigaction(2). The bsd_signal() function differs from the BSD signal() in that the SA_RESTART flag is set and the SA_RESETHAND will be clear when bsd_signal() is used. The state of these flags is not specified for the BSD signal().

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
SEE ALSO

sigaction(2), sigaddset(3C), sigemptyset(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)