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Understanding Signals in Unix by Amen Abatemame is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Signals are used for inter-process communication in Unix/POSIX systems. A signal notifies a process of an event like an error or user input. Common signals include SIGINT for Ctrl-C, SIGTSTP for Ctrl-Z, and SIGPIPE for writing to a closed pipe. Signals are delivered asynchronously from the kernel to notify a process of exceptions or events.

Author
Amen Abatemame
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