PAUSE(2)            Linux Programmer's Manual            PAUSE(2)


NAME
       pause - wait for signal

SYNOPSIS
       #include<unistd.h>

       int pause(void);

DESCRIPTION
       pause  causes  the  process  to  sleep  until  a signal is
       received.

RETURN VALUE
       pause always returns -1, and errno is set  to  ERESTARTNO-
       HAND.

ERRORS
       EINTR   signal was received.

CONFORMING TO
       SVID, AT&T, POSIX, X/OPEN, BSD 4.3

SEE ALSO

kill, select, signal,

Linux                     March 28, 1992                        1