PAUSE(3) | Library Functions Manual | PAUSE(3) |
pause
—
#include <unistd.h>
int
pause
(void);
The pause
() function forces a process to
pause until a signal is received from either the
kill(2) function or an interval
timer. (See setitimer(2).)
Upon termination of a signal handler started during a
pause
(), the pause
() call
will return.
pause
() function always returns:
EINTR
]pause
() function conforms to IEEE
Std 1003.1-1990 (“POSIX.1”).
pause
() syscall appeared in
Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
June 4, 1993 | NetBSD 9.0 |