package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "os"
    "os/signal"
    "syscall"
)

func main() {
    sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1) // create channel for signal, it should be buffered
    signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT) // register the channel to receive notifications of the specified signals
    done := make(chan bool, 1)

    go func() {
        sig := <-sigs // wait for OS signal, once received, notify main go routine
        fmt.Printf("\nos signal: %v\n", sig)
        done <- true
    }()

    fmt.Println("awaiting signal")
    <-done // wait for the expected signal and then exit
    fmt.Println("exiting")
}

// $ go run main.go 
// awaiting os signal
// ^C
// os signal: interrupt
// exiting program