The GNU C Library - Concepts of Signals

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Basic Concepts of Signals

This section explains basic concepts of how signals are generated, what happens after a signal is delivered, and how programs can handle signals.

Kinds of Signals Some examples of what can cause a signal.
Signal Generation Concepts of why and how signals occur.
Delivery of Signal Concepts of what a signal does to the
process.


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