PCNTL Functions
See Also
A look at the section about POSIX functions may be useful.
Table of Contents
- pcntl_alarm - Set an alarm clock for delivery of a signal
- pcntl_exec - Executes specified program in current process space
- pcntl_fork - Forks the currently running process
- pcntl_getpriority - Get the priority of any process
- pcntl_setpriority - Change the priority of any process
- pcntl_signal_dispatch - Calls signal handlers for pending signals
- pcntl_signal - Installs a signal handler
- pcntl_sigprocmask - Sets and retrieves blocked signals
- pcntl_sigtimedwait - Waits for signals, with a timeout
- pcntl_sigwaitinfo - Waits for signals
- pcntl_wait - Waits on or returns the status of a forked child
- pcntl_waitpid - Waits on or returns the status of a forked child
- pcntl_wexitstatus - Returns the return code of a terminated child
- pcntl_wifexited - Checks if status code represents a normal exit
- pcntl_wifsignaled - Checks whether the status code represents a termination due to a signal
- pcntl_wifstopped - Checks whether the child process is currently stopped
- pcntl_wstopsig - Returns the signal which caused the child to stop
- pcntl_wtermsig - Returns the signal which caused the child to terminate