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

NAME
       pause - wait for signal

SYNOPSIS
       #include <unistd.h>

       int pause(void);

DESCRIPTION
       The pause system call causes the invoking 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
       SVr4, SVID, POSIX, X/OPEN, BSD 4.3

SEE ALSO
       kill(2), select(2), signal(2)

Linux                    August 31, 1995                        1