handle signals in c

[ogedezvoltare]

i what to knew what is the meaning of the next instructions:
signal(SIGCHLD, catch_term);

void catch_term (int sig) /* if we receive a SIGCHLD ... */
{
signal (sig, catch_term);
}

i knew that the function signal catch the SIGCHLD signal and then calls the catch_therm function. I don't understand why the catch_term function calls again the signal function, i research this problem and i found that the signal called in the catch_term reset in some way the signal but it is not very clear for me what is actually happen, this is the thing that i want to clarify. And another question why the function isn't become a recursive one.
thx

[mac11]

i what to knew what is the meaning of the next instructions:
signal(SIGCHLD, catch_term);

void catch_term (int sig) /* if we receive a SIGCHLD ... */
{
signal (sig, catch_term);
}

i knew that the function signal catch the SIGCHLD signal and then calls the catch_therm function. I don't understand why the catch_term function calls again the signal function, i research this problem and i found that the signal called in the catch_term reset in some way the signal but it is not very clear for me what is actually happen, this is the thing that i want to clarify. And another question why the function isn't become a recursive one.
thx

Its registering as the signal handler again so that next time the SIGCHLD signal comes up catch_term() will be exected. I'm not sure if the signal handler for a given signal is cleared each time the signal is caught, but this code assumes that is the case (which may be correct).