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Syntax:
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<pre class="c code c++" style="font-family:monospace;"> <span class="co2">#include <csignal></span>
<span class="kw4">int</span> raise<span class="br0">(</span> <span class="kw4">int</span> signal <span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span></pre>
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The raise() function sends the specified signal to the program. Some signals:
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<th class="col0">Signal</th><th class="col1">Meaning</th>
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<td class="col0">SIGABRT </td><td class="col1">Termination error</td>
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<td class="col0 leftalign">SIGFPE </td><td class="col1">Floating pointer error</td>
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<td class="col0 leftalign">SIGILL </td><td class="col1">Bad instruction</td>
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<td class="col0 leftalign">SIGINT </td><td class="col1">User pressed CTRL-C</td>
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<td class="col0">SIGSEGV </td><td class="col1">Illegal memory access</td>
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<td class="col0">SIGTERM </td><td class="col1">Terminate program</td>
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The return value is zero upon success, nonzero on failure.
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