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pause(2) — Linux manual page

pause(2)                   System Calls Manualpause(2)

NAME        top

       pause - wait for signal

LIBRARY        top

       Standard C library (libc,-lc)

SYNOPSIS        top

#include <unistd.h>int pause(void);

DESCRIPTION        top

pause() causes the calling process (or thread) to sleep until a       signal is delivered that either terminates the process or causes       the invocation of a signal-catching function.

RETURN VALUE        top

pause() returns only when a signal was caught and the signal-       catching function returned.  In this case,pause() returns -1, anderrno is set toEINTR.

ERRORS        top

EINTRa signal was caught and the signal-catching function              returned.

STANDARDS        top

       POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY        top

       POSIX.1-2001, SVr4, 4.3BSD.

SEE ALSO        top

kill(2),select(2),signal(2),sigsuspend(2)

COLOPHON        top

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