pause(2)                  SYSTEM CALLS                   pause(2)



NAME
     pause - suspend process until signal

SYNOPSIS
     #include <unistd.h>

     int pause(void);

DESCRIPTION
     pause suspends the calling process until it receives a  sig-
     nal.  The signal must be one that is not currently set to be
     ignored by the calling process.

     If the signal causes termination  of  the  calling  process,
     pause does not return.

     If the signal is caught by the calling process  and  control
     is  returned  from  the  signal-catching  function [see sig-
     nal(2)], the calling  process  resumes  execution  from  the
     point  of  suspension;  with a return value of -1 from pause
     and errno set to EINTR.

SEE ALSO
     alarm(2), kill(2), signal(2), sigpause(2), wait(2).































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