Unix Version 7 - man page for pause (v7 section 2)

PAUSE(2)			       System Calls Manual				 PAUSE(2)

NAME
       pause - stop until signal

SYNOPSIS
       pause( )

DESCRIPTION
       Pause  never  returns  normally.  It is used to give up control while waiting for a signal
       from kill(2) or alarm(2).

SEE ALSO
       kill(1), kill(2), alarm(2), signal(2), setjmp(3)

ASSEMBLER
       (pause = 29.)
       sys pause

											 PAUSE(2)