NAME

pause − stop until signal

SYNOPSIS

pause()

DESCRIPTION

Pause never returns normally.  It is used to give up control while waiting for a signal from kill(2) or alarm(2). Upon termination of a signal handler started during a pause, the pause call will return. 

SEE ALSO

kill(1), kill(2), alarm(2), sigsys(2), signal(2), sigset(3), setjmp(3)

ASSEMBLER (PDP-11)

(pause = 29.) 
sys pause

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