NAME
sigblock - block signals
SYNOPSIS
#include <signal.h>
sigblock(mask);
int mask;
mask = sigmask(signum)
DESCRIPTION
Sigblock causes the signals specified in mask to be added to
the
set of signals currently being blocked from delivery.
Signals are
blocked if the corresponding bit in mask is a 1; the macro
sigmask
is provided to construct the mask for a given signum.
It is not possible to block
SIGKILL, SIGSTOP, or SIGCONT; this
restriction is silently imposed by the system.
RETURN VALUE
The previous set of masked signals is returned.
SEE ALSO
kill(2), sigvec(2), sigsetmask(2)