Re: [LIP] signal ( ) versus sigaction ( )

On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 11:25:54PM +0530, Shantanu Kumar wrote:
> 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.

signal is unreliable. Use sigaction whenever you have a choice.

	-Arun


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