PAUSE(2) System Calls Manual PAUSE(2)
NAME
pause - stop until signal
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
int pause(void)
DESCRIPTION
Pause never returns normally. It is used to give up control while waiting for a signal from kill(2) or the alarm timer, see alarm(2).
Upon termination of a signal handler started during a pause, the pause call will return.
RETURN VALUE
Always returns -1.
ERRORS
Pause always returns:
[EINTR] The call was interrupted.
SEE ALSO
alarm(2), kill(2), sigsuspend(2).
4th Berkeley Distribution May 9, 1985 PAUSE(2)
