PAUSE

Section: Compatibility Functions (3C)
Updated: May 9, 1985
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NAME

pause - stop until signal  

SYNOPSIS

pause()  

DESCRIPTION

Pause never returns normally. It is used to give up control while waiting for a signal from kill(2) or an interval timer, see setitimer(2). Upon termination of a signal handler started during a pause, the pause call will return.  

RETURN VALUE

Always returns -1.  

ERRORS

Pause always returns:
[EINTR]
The call was interrupted.
 

SEE ALSO

kill(2), select(2), sigpause(2)


 

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