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26 .TH SIGWAIT 3 2021-03-22 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
28 sigwait \- wait for a signal
31 .B #include <signal.h>
33 .BI "int sigwait(const sigset_t *restrict " set ", int *restrict " sig );
37 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
38 .BR feature_test_macros (7)):
44 _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 199506L
45 Glibc 2.25 and earlier:
51 function suspends execution of the calling thread until
52 one of the signals specified in the signal set
55 The function accepts the signal
56 (removes it from the pending list of signals),
57 and returns the signal number in
67 returns only the signal number, rather than a
69 structure describing the signal.
71 The return values of the two functions are different.
76 On error, it returns a positive error number (listed in ERRORS).
80 .\" Does not occur for glibc.
82 contains an invalid signal number.
84 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
92 Interface Attribute Value
95 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
101 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
105 .BR sigtimedwait (2).
107 The glibc implementation of
109 silently ignores attempts to wait for the two real-time signals that
110 are used internally by the NPTL threading implementation.
116 .BR pthread_sigmask (3).