NAME

pause − stop until signal

SYNTAX

pause()

DESCRIPTION

The pause subroutine 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.

DIAGNOSTICS

The pause subroutine always returns:

[EINTR] The call was interrupted, that is, always returns −1. 

SEE ALSO

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