Note that the delivery order of multiple pending standard

signals is unspecified.
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.\" 2006-04-24, mtk, Added text on changing signal dispositions,
.\" signal mask, and pending signals.
.\"
.TH SIGNAL 7 2007-12-21 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.TH SIGNAL 7 2008-06-02 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
signal \- list of available signals
.SH DESCRIPTION
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If different real-time signals are sent to a process, they are delivered
starting with the lowest-numbered signal.
(I.e., low-numbered signals have highest priority.)
By contrast, if multiple standard signals are pending for a process,
the order in which they are delivered is unspecified.
.PP
If both standard and real-time signals are pending for a process,
POSIX leaves it unspecified which is delivered first.