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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