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(2V) or an interval timer, see getitimer(2).  Upon termination of a signal handler started during a pause, pause() will return. 

RETURN VALUES

When it returns, pause() returns −1. 

ERRORS

When it returns, pause() sets errno to:

EINTR A signal is caught by the calling process and control is returned from the signal-catching function. 

SEE ALSO

kill(2V), getitimer(2), select(2), sigpause(2V)

Sun Release 4.1  —  Last change: 21 January 1990