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<h3>PAUSE(2) Linux Programmer's Manual PAUSE(2)
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<h3>NAME
</h3> pause - wait for signal
<h3>SYNOPSIS
</h3> #include<unistd.h>
int pause(void);
<h3>DESCRIPTION
</h3> pause causes the process to sleep until a signal is
received.
<h3>RETURN VALUE
</h3> pause always returns -1, and errno is set to ERESTARTNO-
HAND.
<h3>ERRORS
</h3> EINTR signal was received.
<h3>CONFORMING TO
</h3> SVID, AT&T, POSIX, X/OPEN, BSD 4.3
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<h3>SEE ALSO
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<a href=kill.htm>kill</a>,
<a href=select.htm>select</a>,
<a href=signal.htm>signal</a>,
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<h3>Linux March 28, 1992 1
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