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.TH SSIGNAL 3C "Dec 29, 1996"
.SH NAME
ssignal, gsignal \- software signals
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <signal.h>

\fBvoid\fR(\fB*ssignal\fR (\fBint\fR \fIsig\fR, \fBint\fR (*\fIaction\fR)(\fBint\fR)))(\fBint\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBgsignal\fR(\fBint\fR \fIsig\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBssignal()\fR and \fBgsignal()\fR functions implement a software facility
similar to \fBsignal\fR(3C). This facility is made available to users for their
own purposes.
.SS "ssignal(\|)"
.sp
.LP
Software signals made available to users are associated with integers in the
inclusive range 1 through 17. A call to \fBssignal()\fR associates a procedure,
\fIaction\fR, with the software signal \fIsig\fR; the software signal,
\fIsig\fR, is raised by a call to \fBgsignal()\fR. Raising a software signal
causes the action established for that signal to be taken.
.sp
.LP
The first argument to \fBssignal()\fR is a number identifying the type of
signal for which an action is to be established. The second argument defines
the action; it is either the name of a (user-defined) \fIaction\fR
\fIfunction\fR or one of the manifest constants \fBSIG_DFL\fR (default) or
\fBSIG_IGN\fR (ignore). The \fBssignal()\fR function returns the action
previously established for that signal type; if no action has been established
or the signal number is illegal, \fBssignal()\fR returns \fBSIG_DFL\fR.
.SS "gsignal(\|)"
.sp
.LP
The \fBgsignal()\fR raises the signal identified by its argument, \fIsig\fR.
.sp
.LP
If an action function has been established for \fIsig\fR, then that action is
reset to \fBSIG_DFL\fR and the action function is entered with argument
\fIsig\fR. The \fBgsignal()\fR function returns the value returned to it by the
action function.
.sp
.LP
If the action for \fIsig\fR is \fBSIG_IGN\fR, \fBgsignal()\fR returns the value
1 and takes no other action.
.sp
.LP
If the action for \fIsig\fR is \fBSIG_DFL\fR, \fBgsignal()\fR returns the value
0 and takes no other action.
.sp
.LP
If \fIsig\fR has an illegal value or no action was ever specified for
\fIsig\fR, \fBgsignal()\fR returns the value 0 and takes no other action.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR raise (3C),
.BR signal (3C),
.BR attributes (7)