1PAUSE(3C)                                                            PAUSE(3C)
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NAME

6       pause - stop until signal
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SYNOPSIS

9       pause()
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DESCRIPTION

12       Pause  never  returns  normally.   It  is used to give up control while
13       waiting  for  a  signal  from  kill(2)  or  an  interval   timer,   see
14       setitimer(2).   Upon  termination  of a signal handler started during a
15       pause, the pause call will return.
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RETURN VALUE

18       Always returns -1.
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ERRORS

21       Pause always returns:
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23       [EINTR]        The call was interrupted.
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SEE ALSO

26       kill(2), select(2), sigpause(2)
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304th Berkeley Distribution         May 9, 1985                        PAUSE(3C)
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