Query: alarm
OS: netbsd
Section: 3
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ALARM(3) BSD Library Functions Manual ALARM(3)NAMEalarm -- set signal timer alarmLIBRARYStandard C Library (libc, -lc)SYNOPSIS#include <unistd.h> unsigned int alarm(unsigned int seconds);DESCRIPTIONThis interface is made obsolete by setitimer(2). The alarm() function sets a timer to deliver the signal SIGALRM to the calling process seconds after the call to alarm(). If an alarm has already been set with alarm() but has not been delivered, another call to alarm() will supersede the prior call. The request alarm(0) voids the current alarm and the signal SIGALRM will not be delivered. The maximum number of seconds allowed is 2147483647. The return value of alarm() is the amount of time left on the timer from a previous call to alarm(). If no alarm is currently set, the return value is 0. If there is an error setting the timer, alarm() returns ((unsigned int) -1).SEE ALSOsetitimer(2), sigaction(2), sigsuspend(2), signal(3), sigvec(3), sleep(3), ualarm(3), usleep(3)STANDARDSThe alarm() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1990 (``POSIX.1'').HISTORYAn alarm() function appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.BSDApril 19, 1994 BSD