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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
index 739ac35d2a..0e9add4161 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2016</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2017</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
+
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
-
+
</legalnotice>
<title>os</title>
@@ -156,6 +156,33 @@ DirOut = os:cmd("dir"), % on Win32 platform</code>
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="set_signal" arity="2"/>
+ <fsummary>Enables or disables handling of OS signals.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Enables or disables OS signals.</p>
+ <p>Each signal my be set to one of the following options:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>ignore</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ This signal will be ignored.
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>default</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ This signal will use the default signal handler for the operating system.
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>handle</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ This signal will notify
+ <seealso marker="kernel_app#erl_signal_server"><c>erl_signal_server</c></seealso>
+ when it is received by the Erlang runtime system.
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="system_time" arity="0"/>
<fsummary>Current OS system time.</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -296,4 +323,3 @@ calendar:now_to_universal_time(TS),
</func>
</funcs>
</erlref>
-