44 lines
810 B
Groff
44 lines
810 B
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
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.\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
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.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
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.\"
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.\" @(#)pause.3c 6.1 (Berkeley) 5/9/85
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.\"
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.TH PAUSE 2 "May 9, 1985"
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.UC 4
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.SH NAME
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pause \- stop until signal
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.ft B
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#include <unistd.h>
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int pause(void)
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.ft R
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B Pause
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never returns normally.
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It is used to give up control while waiting for
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a signal from
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.BR kill (2)
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or the alarm timer, see
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.BR alarm (2).
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Upon termination of a signal handler started during a
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.B pause,
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the
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.B pause
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call will return.
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.SH "RETURN VALUE
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Always returns \-1.
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.SH ERRORS
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.B Pause
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always returns:
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.TP 15
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[EINTR]
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The call was interrupted.
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.SH "SEE ALSO
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.BR alarm (2),
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.BR kill (2),
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.BR sigsuspend (2).
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