[LIP] signal ( ) versus sigaction ( )

Hi,

Could anybody please explain the difference between signal() and
sigaction() function calls? I have found independent instances where
these two are used for identical tasks and any potential differences
weren't obvious to me.

Regards,
Shantanu
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