Signal Handling Interview Question:

What will happen if we press "Ctrl+c" key two times after running this program?

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

void response(int);
void response(int sig_no)
{
printf("Linuxn");
signal(SIGINT,SIG_DFL);
}
int main()
{
signal(SIGINT,response);
while(1){
printf("googlen");
sleep(1);
}
return 0;
}
a) process will terminate in the first time
b) process will terminate in the second time
c) process will never terminate
d) none of the mentioned

Submitted by: Murtaza

c) process will never terminate
Explanation:
According to the signal handler function of this program as the SIGINT signal arrives second time, the signal performs its default operation i.e. termination of the process.
Output:
[root@localhost google]# gcc -o san san.c
[root@localhost google]# ./san
google
google
^CLinux
google
^C
[root@localhost google]#
Submitted by: Murtaza