signalnumber.c revision 1.1 1 /* $NetBSD: signalnumber.c,v 1.1 2017/05/09 11:14:16 kre Exp $ */
2
3 /*
4 * Software available to all and sundry without limitations
5 * but without warranty of fitness for any purpose whatever.
6 *
7 * Licensed for any use, including redistribution in source
8 * and binary forms, with or without modifications, subject
9 * the following agreement:
10 *
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12 * the full amount of any any claim made by the licensee against
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14 * any use or redistribution of this software, plus any costs
15 * incurred by licensor or distributor resulting from that claim.
16 *
17 * This licence must be retained with the software.
18 */
19
20 #include <signal.h>
21 #include <string.h>
22
23 /*
24 * signalnumber()
25 *
26 * Converts the signal named "name" to its
27 * signal number.
28 *
29 * "name" can be the signal name with or without
30 * the leading "SIG" prefix, and character comparisons
31 * are done in a case independent manner.
32 * (ie: SIGINT == INT == int == Int == SiGiNt == (etc).)
33 *
34 * Returns:
35 * 0 on error (invalid signal name)
36 * otherwise the signal number that corresponds to "name"
37 */
38
39 int
40 signalnumber(const char *name)
41 {
42 int i;
43
44 if (strncasecmp(name, "sig", 3) == 0)
45 name += 3;
46
47 for (i = 1; i < NSIG; ++i)
48 if (sys_signame[i] != NULL &&
49 strcasecmp(name, sys_signame[i]) == 0)
50 return i;
51 return 0;
52 }
53