util.convertProcessSignalToExitCode

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util.convertProcessSignalToExitCode(signal): number

Attributes

signal:string

A signal name (e.g. 'SIGTERM')

Returns:number

The exit code corresponding to signal

The util.convertProcessSignalToExitCode() method converts a signal name to its corresponding POSIX exit code. Following the POSIX standard, the exit code for a process terminated by a signal is calculated as 128 + signal number.

If signal is not a valid signal name, then an error will be thrown. See signal(7) for a list of valid signals.

import { convertProcessSignalToExitCode } from 'node:util';

console.log(convertProcessSignalToExitCode('SIGTERM')); // 143 (128 + 15)
console.log(convertProcessSignalToExitCode('SIGKILL')); // 137 (128 + 9)

JavaScript

const { convertProcessSignalToExitCode } = require('node:util');

console.log(convertProcessSignalToExitCode('SIGTERM')); // 143 (128 + 15)
console.log(convertProcessSignalToExitCode('SIGKILL')); // 137 (128 + 9)

JavaScript

This is particularly useful when working with processes to determine the exit code based on the signal that terminated the process.