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sigpause(2)



PAUSE(3C)               COMMAND REFERENCE               PAUSE(3C)



NAME
     pause - stop until signal

SYNOPSIS
     int 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 sets errno to:

          [EINTR]   The call was interrupted.

SEE ALSO
     kill(2), select(2), and sigpause(2).

































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