February 2020
Beginner to intermediate
616 pages
15h 16m
English
A signal is an indicator that is generated through software and is used to stop the usual execution of the program, and through a branch of CPU to perform some specific tasks. The signal can be generated either by a process or when the user presses Ctrl + C. When something goes wrong or some error occurs while executing an operation, the signal acts as a medium of communication between the process and the operating system. The signal is raised by the operating system and is forwarded to the process to take necessary actions. Essentially, a corresponding signal handler is executed as a corrective measure.
The following are some of the important signals that you should be aware of:
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