NAME
raise - Sends a signal to the executing program
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/signal.h>
int raise(
int signal );
PARAMETERS
signal
Specifies a signal number.
DESCRIPTION
The raise() function sends the signal specified by the sig-
nal parameter to the executing program. It is equivalent to
the following:
error = kill(getpid(), signal);
NOTES
AES Support Level: Full use
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion of the raise() function, a value
of 0 (zero) is returned. Otherwise, a nonzero value is
returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
If the raise() function fails, errno may be set to the fol-
lowing value:
[EINVAL] The value of the signal parameter is an invalid or
unsupported signal number.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: kill(2), sigaction(2)
Acknowledgement and Disclaimer