ualarm(3BSD)         (BSD System Compatibility)         ualarm(3BSD)


       NAME
             ualarm - (BSD) schedule signal after interval in microseconds

       SYNOPSIS
             /usr/ucb/cc [flag . . . ] file . . .
             unsigned ualarm(unsigned value, unsigned interval);

       DESCRIPTION
             ualarm sends signal SIGALRM [see signal(3BSD)], to the
             invoking process in a number of microseconds given by the
             value argument.  Unless caught or ignored, the signal
             terminates the process.

             If the interval argument is non-zero, the SIGALRM signal will
             be sent to the process every interval microseconds after the
             timer expires (for instance, after value microseconds have
             passed).

             Because of scheduling delays, resumption of execution of when
             the signal is caught may be delayed an arbitrary amount.  The
             longest specifiable delay time is 2147483647 microseconds.

             The return value is the amount of time previously remaining in
             the alarm clock.

       NOTICES
             ualarm is a simplified interface to setitimer; see
             getitimer(3C).

       REFERENCES
             alarm(2), getitimer(3C), signal(3BSD), sigpause(3BSD),
             sigvec(3BSD), sleep(3BSD), usleep(3BSD)
















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