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diff --git a/signal.c b/signal.c
index 9a1dcfb0..84f73fc8 100644
--- a/signal.c
+++ b/signal.c
@@ -117,20 +117,22 @@ void para_reap_children(void)
 }
 
 /**
- * Install the generic signal handler for the given signal number.
+ * Install the given handler for the given signal.
  *
  * \param sig The number of the signal to catch.
+ * \param handler to be installed, \p SIG_IGN, or \p SIG_DFL.
  *
- * \return This function returns 1 on success and \p -E_SIGNAL_SIG_ERR on errors.
+ * \return This function returns 1 on success and \p -E_SIGNAL_SIG_ERR on
+ * errors.
  *
- * \sa signal(2), sigaction(2).
+ * \sa sigaction(2).
  */
-int para_install_sighandler(int sig)
+int para_sigaction(int sig, void (*handler)(int))
 {
 	struct sigaction act;
 
 	PARA_DEBUG_LOG("catching signal %d\n", sig);
-	act.sa_handler = &generic_signal_handler;
+	act.sa_handler = handler;
 	sigemptyset(&act.sa_mask);
 	act.sa_flags = 0;
 	if (sig == SIGALRM) {
@@ -147,6 +149,21 @@ int para_install_sighandler(int sig)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Install the generic signal handler for the given signal number.
+ *
+ * \param sig The number of the signal to catch.
+ *
+ * \return This function returns 1 on success and \p -E_SIGNAL_SIG_ERR on
+ * errors.
+ *
+ * \sa signal(2), sigaction(2).
+ */
+int para_install_sighandler(int sig)
+{
+	return para_sigaction(sig, &generic_signal_handler);
+}
+
 /**
  * Return the number of next pending signal.
  *