The
.BR strsignal ()
function returns a string describing the signal
-number passed in the argument \fIsig\fP.
+number passed in the argument
+.IR sig .
The string can be used only until the next call to
.BR strsignal ().
.PP
-The array \fIsys_siglist\fP holds the signal description strings
+The array
+.I sys_siglist
+holds the signal description strings
indexed by signal number.
The
.BR strsignal ()
.BR strsignal ()
function returns the appropriate description
string, or an unknown signal message if the signal number is invalid.
-On some systems (but not on Linux), a NULL pointer may be
-returned instead for an invalid signal number.
+On some systems (but not on Linux), NULL may instead be
+returned for an invalid signal number.
.SH CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2008.
Present on Solaris and the BSDs.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR psignal (3),
.BR strerror (3)
+.SH COLOPHON
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+.I man-pages
+project.
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+and the latest version of this page,
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