signal-constants.md

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Learn more about: signal Constants	signal Constants	11/04/2016	SIGNAL/SIGTERM SIGNAL/SIGFPE SIGNAL/SIGABRT SIGNAL/SIGILL SIGNAL/SIGINT SIGNAL/SIGSEGV SIGNAL/SIGABRT_COMPAT SIGTERM SIGFPE SIGABRT SIGILL SIGINT SIGSEGV SIGABRT_COMPAT	SIGTERM constant SIGABRT constant SIGSEGV constant SIGFPE constant SIGINT constant signal constants SIGILL constant	a3b39281-dae7-4e44-8d68-e6a610c669dd

signal constants

Syntax

#include <signal.h>

Remarks

The sig argument must be one of the manifest constants listed below (defined in SIGNAL.H).

Constant	Description
SIGABRT	Abnormal termination. The default action terminates the calling program with exit code 3.
SIGABRT_COMPAT	Same meaning as SIGABRT. For compatibility with other platforms.
SIGFPE	Floating-point error, such as overflow, division by zero, or invalid operation. The default action terminates the calling program.
SIGILL	Illegal instruction. The default action terminates the calling program.
SIGINT	CTRL+C interrupt. The default action terminates the calling program with exit code 3.
SIGSEGV	Illegal storage access. The default action terminates the calling program.
SIGTERM	Termination request sent to the program. The default action terminates the calling program with exit code 3.
SIG_ERR	A return type from a signal indicating an error has occurred.

See also

signal
raise
Global constants