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Process Signals and Events

Sending and handling signals and events.
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(PERL predefined variable) $SIG{expr} The hash %SIG is used to set signal handlers for various signals. Example:

(Perl builtin function) alarm SECONDS Arranges to have a SIGALRM delivered to this process after the specified number of seconds have elapsed.

(Perl builtin function) kill LIST Sends a signal to a list of processes.

(Perl builtin function) sleep EXPR Causes the script to sleep

(Perl builtin function) wait Waits for a child process to terminate

(Perl builtin function) waitpid PID,FLAGS Waits for a particular child process to terminate

perl5 module to install die() and warn() handlers. p5-Religion-1.04 Perl5 module to install die() and warn() handlers

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Religion - Where do Perl programs go when they die? If your Perl program die()s or warn()s, the code in $SIG{__DIE__} or $SIG{__WARN__} is executed. The Religion module simplifies access to these.

Sys::AlarmCall - Lets you manage alarm() and the ALRM handler a bit better than you could otherwise, and lets you handle nested alarm calls. See alarm(), described in ./docs/manual/html/perlfunc.html. [Perl] {oss}

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IPC::Signal - Utilities for coping with operating system signals. [Perl] {oss}

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