Name
sigwait — wait for a signal
Synopsis
#include <signal.h>
int
sigwait( |
const sigset_t *set, |
int *sig); |
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DESCRIPTION
The sigwait() function
suspends execution of the calling thread until one of the
signals specified in the signal set set becomes pending. The
function accepts the signal (removes it from the pending list
of signals), and returns the signal number in sig.
The operation of sigwait()
is the same as sigwaitinfo(2), except
that:
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sigwait() returns only the signal number, rather than a siginfo_t structure describing the signal. -
The return values of the two functions are different.
RETURN VALUE
On success, sigwait()
returns 0. On error, it returns a positive error number
(listed in ERRORS).
SEE ALSO
sigaction(2), signalfd(2), sigpending(2), sigsuspend(2), sigwaitinfo(2), sigsetops(3), signal(7)
COLOPHON
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