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Signal(4)
CDE
NAME
Signal - send a (POSIX-style) signal to a toolSYNOPSIS
Signal(in string theSignal);DESCRIPTION
The Signal request asks the handling procid to send itself the indicated POSIX signal. The theSignal argument is the signal to send.APPLICATION USAGE
The ttdt_session_join(3), function can be used to register for, and transparently process, the Signal request.EXAMPLES
The Signal request can be sent as in the following example: Tt_message msg = tttk_message_create(0, TT_REQUEST, TT_SESSION, the_recipient_procid, TTDT_SIGNAL, my_callback); tt_message_arg_add(msg, TT_IN, Tttk_string, "SIGHUP"); tt_message_send(msg);WARNINGS
Signal can also be sent as a multicast notice, as an edict to all tools in the scope of the message. The consequences of doing so can be severe and unexpected.SEE ALSO
sigaction(2) tt_message_arg_add(3), tt_message_send(3), ttdt_session_join(3).