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kill(2)

select(2)

sigpause(2)

PAUSE(3C)

NAME

pause − stop until signal

USAGE

pause()

DESCRIPTION

Pause never returns normally.  It causes a program to give up control, while the program waits for a signal from kill(2) or an interval timer; see setitimer(2).  When a signal handler that was started during a pause terminates, the pause call will return. 

RETURN VALUE

This function always returns −1. 

ERRORS

Pause always returns the following:

[EINTR] The call was interrupted. 

RELATED INFORMATION

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

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