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SIG_ERR
Defined in header <signal.h> | 
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A value of type void (*)(int). When returned by signal, indicates that an error has occurred.
Example
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <signal.h>
 
void signal_handler(int sig)
{
    printf("Received signal: %d\n", sig);
}
 
int main(void)
{
    /* Install a signal handler. */
    if (signal(SIGTERM, signal_handler) == SIG_ERR)
    {
        printf("Error while installing a signal handler.\n");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
 
    printf("Sending signal: %d\n", SIGTERM);
    if (raise(SIGTERM) != 0)
    {
        printf("Error while raising the SIGTERM signal.\n");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
 
    printf("Exit main()\n");
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
   Output:
Sending signal: 15
Received signal: 15
Exit main()
   References
- C17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):
 - 7.14/3 Signal handling <signal.h> (p: 194)
 - C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
 - 7.14/3 Signal handling <signal.h> (p: 265)
 - C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):
 - 7.14/3 Signal handling <signal.h> (p: 246)
 - C89/C90 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1990):
 - 4.7 SIGNAL HANDLING <signal.h>
 
See also
| sets a signal handler for particular signal  (function)  | 
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C++ documentation for SIG_ERR | 
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