1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/posix/posix.nim b/lib/posix/posix.nim
index c230e6598..fa589e905 100644
--- a/lib/posix/posix.nim
+++ b/lib/posix/posix.nim
@@ -985,14 +985,21 @@ proc utimes*(path: cstring, times: ptr array[2, Timeval]): int {.
 proc handle_signal(sig: cint, handler: proc (a: cint) {.noconv.}) {.importc: "signal", header: "<signal.h>".}
 
 template onSignal*(signals: varargs[cint], body: untyped) =
-  ## Setup code to be executed when Unix signals are received. Example:
-  ## from posix import SIGINT, SIGTERM
-  ## onSignal(SIGINT, SIGTERM):
-  ##   echo "bye"
+  ## Setup code to be executed when Unix signals are received. The
+  ## currently handled signal is injected as ``sig`` into the calling
+  ## scope.
+  ##
+  ## Example:
+  ##
+  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   from posix import SIGINT, SIGTERM
+  ##   onSignal(SIGINT, SIGTERM):
+  ##     echo "bye from signal ", sig
 
   for s in signals:
     handle_signal(s,
-      proc (sig: cint) {.noconv.} =
+      proc (signal: cint) {.noconv.} =
+        let sig {.inject.} = signal
         body
     )