sigblock, siggetmask, sigsetmask, sigmask - manipulate the
signal mask
SYNOPSIS
#include <signal.h>
int sigblock(int mask);
int siggetmask(void);
int sigsetmask(int mask);
int sigmask(int signum);
DESCRIPTION
This interface is made obsolete by sigprocmask(2).
The sigblock system call adds the signals specified in
mask to the set of signals currently being blocked from
delivery.
The sigsetmask system call replaces the set of blocked
signals totally with a new set specified in mask. Signals
are blocked if the corresponding bit in mask is a 1.
The current set of blocked signals can be obtained using
siggetmask.
The sigmask macro is provided to construct the mask for a
given signum.
RETURN VALUE
siggetmask returns the current set of masked signals.
sigsetmask and sigblock return the previous set of masked
signals.
NOTES
Prototypes for these functions are only available if
_BSD_SOURCE is defined before the inclusion of any system
header file.
It is not possible to block SIGKILL or SIGSTOP - this
restriction is silently imposed by the system.
CONFORMING TO
4.4BSD. These function calls appeared in BSD 4.3 and are
deprecated. Use the POSIX signal facilities for new pro
grams.
kill(2), sigprocmask(2), signal(7)
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