raise(3C)
NAME
raise − send signal to program
SYNOPSIS
#include <signal.h>
int raise(int sig);
DESCRIPTION
raise() sends the signal sig to the executing program.
raise() uses kill() to send the signal to the executing program:
kill(getpid(), sig);
See kill(2) for a detailed list of failure conditions. See signal(3C) for a list of signals.
RETURN VALUES
raise() returns zero if the operation succeeds. Otherwise, raise() returns −1 and errno is set to indicate the error.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
| MT-Level | MT-Safe |
SEE ALSO
getpid(2), kill(2), signal(3C), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.6 — Last change: 29 Dec 1996