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This section explains basic concepts of how signals are generated, what happens after a signal is delivered, and how programs can handle signals.
| • Kinds of Signals: | Some examples of what can cause a signal. | |
| • Signal Generation: | Concepts of why and how signals occur. | |
| • Delivery of Signal: | Concepts of what a signal does to the process. |