Function

GLib-2.0GLibstrsignal

  • Returns a string describing the given signal, e.g. "Segmentation fault". If the signal is unknown, it returns “unknown signal (<signum>)”.

    You should use this function in preference to strsignal(), because it returns a string in UTF-8 encoding, and since not all platforms support the strsignal() function.

    Parameters

    • signum: number

      the signal number. See the signal documentation

    Returns string

    the string describing the signal