1 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/signal/signal_linux.go b/pkg/signal/signal_linux.go
index 3d549898f..76ab16ec7 100644
--- a/pkg/signal/signal_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/signal/signal_linux.go
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ func ParseSignal(rawSignal string) (syscall.Signal, error) {
 		}
 		return syscall.Signal(s), nil
 	}
-	signal, ok := signalMap[strings.TrimPrefix(strings.ToUpper(rawSignal), "SIG")]
+	sig, ok := signalMap[strings.TrimPrefix(strings.ToUpper(rawSignal), "SIG")]
 	if !ok {
 		return -1, fmt.Errorf("invalid signal: %s", rawSignal)
 	}
-	return signal, nil
+	return sig, nil
 }
 
 // CatchAll catches all signals and relays them to the specified channel.
@@ -125,3 +125,18 @@ func StopCatch(sigc chan os.Signal) {
 	signal.Stop(sigc)
 	close(sigc)
 }
+
+// ParseSignalNameOrNumber translates a string to a valid syscall signal.  Input
+// can be a name or number representation i.e. "KILL" "9"
+func ParseSignalNameOrNumber(rawSignal string) (syscall.Signal, error) {
+	s, err := ParseSignal(rawSignal)
+	if err == nil {
+		return s, nil
+	}
+	for k, v := range signalMap {
+		if k == strings.ToUpper(rawSignal) {
+			return v, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return -1, fmt.Errorf("invalid signal: %s", rawSignal)
+}