pause - stop until signal

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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

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