NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     sigpending - get pending signals

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <signal.h>

     int
     sigpending(sigset_t *set);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The sigpending function returns a mask of the signals  pending for delivery
 to the calling process in the location indicated by set.
Signals may
     be pending because they are currently masked, or transiently
before delivery
  (although  the  latter  case  is  not  normally  detectable).

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     A 0 value indicated that the call succeeded.   A  -1  return
value indicates
     an  error occurred and errno is set to indicated the reason.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The sigpending function does not currently  detect  any  errors.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     sigaction(2), sigprocmask(2)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The  sigpending  function is defined by IEEE Std 1003.1-1988
(``POSIX'').

OpenBSD     3.6                        January      12,      1994