# Sigprocmask?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sigprocmask/158309>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 21, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sigprocmask/158309 "2009-01-21T22:27:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sigprocmask/158309/1 "2009-01-21T22:27:50Z")

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Does Ruby provide access to the POSIX function sigprocmask()?

I’m not sure how to safely handle signals when fork()ing without it.  
Suggestions are welcome.

James Edward G. II