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.TH sigpending 2 "28 Dec 1996" "SunOS 5.11" "System Calls"
.SH NAME
sigpending \- examine signals that are blocked and pending
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <signal.h>

\fBint\fR \fBsigpending\fR(\fBsigset_t *\fR\fIset\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBsigpending()\fR function retrieves those signals that have been sent to
the calling process but are being blocked from delivery by the calling
process's signal mask. The signals are stored in the space pointed to by the
\fIset\fR argument.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
Upon successful completion, \fB0\fR is returned. Otherwise, \fB\(mi1\fR is
returned and \fBerrno\fR is set to indicate the error.
.SH ERRORS
.sp
.LP
The \fBsigpending()\fR function will fail if:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBEFAULT\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 10n
.rt  
The \fIset\fR argument points to an illegal address.
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface StabilityStandard
_
MT-LevelAsync-Signal-Safe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBsigaction\fR(2), \fBsigprocmask\fR(2), \fBsigsetops\fR(3C),
\fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)