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(2V) or an interval timer, see getitimer(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(2V), getitimer(2), select(2), sigpause(2)

Sun Release 4.0  —  Last change: 6 October 1987