Query: pause
OS: ultrix
Section: 3
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pause(3) Library Functions Manual pause(3) Name pause - stop until signal Syntax pause() Description The subroutine never returns normally. It is used to give up control while waiting for a signal from or an interval timer, see Upon termi- nation of a signal handler started during a the call will return. Diagnostics The subroutine always returns: [EINTR] The call was interrupted, that is, always returns -1. See Also kill(2), select(2), sigpause(2) pause(3)