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/* testsignalignore.c                                                 */
/* Author: Bob Dondero                                                */
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#define _GNU_SOURCE

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <unistd.h>

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/* Demonstrate ignoring signals and restoring default signal behavior.
   As usual, argc is the command-line argument count, and argv contains
   the command-line arguments. The function never returns. */

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   enum {SLEEP_SECONDS = 3};
   
   void (*pfRet)(int);

   for (;;)
   {
      printf("\nFor the next %d seconds ", SLEEP_SECONDS);
      printf("SIGINT signals are ignored.\n");
      /* Ignore SIGINT signals. */
      pfRet = signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
      if (pfRet == SIG_ERR) {perror(argv[0]); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
      sleep(SLEEP_SECONDS);
      
      printf("\nFor the next %d seconds ", SLEEP_SECONDS);
      printf("SIGINT signals are not ignored.\n");
      /* Restore the default behavior for SIGINT signals. */
      pfRet = signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
      if (pfRet == SIG_ERR) {perror(argv[0]); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
      sleep(SLEEP_SECONDS);
   }
        
   /* Will not reach this point. */
}

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/* Sample execution:

$ gcc217 testsignalignore.c -o testsignalignore

$ ./testsignalignore

For the next 3 sec SIGINT signals are ignored.
^C^C^C
For the next 3 sec SIGINT signals are not ignored.

For the next 3 sec SIGINT signals are ignored.
^C^C^C^C
For the next 3 sec SIGINT signals are not ignored.
^C

*/