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pause(2) System Calls Manual pause(2)

NAME top

   pause - wait for signal

LIBRARY top

   Standard C library (_libc_, _-lc_)

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <unistd.h>**

   **int pause(void);**

DESCRIPTION top

   **pause**() causes the calling process (or thread) to sleep until a
   signal is delivered that either terminates the process or causes
   the invocation of a signal-catching function.

RETURN VALUE top

   **pause**() returns only when a signal was caught and the signal-
   catching function returned.  In this case, **pause**() returns -1, and
   _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ is set to **EINTR**.

ERRORS top

   **EINTR** a signal was caught and the signal-catching function
          returned.

STANDARDS top

   POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY top

   POSIX.1-2001, SVr4, 4.3BSD.

SEE ALSO top

   [kill(2)](../man2/kill.2.html), [select(2)](../man2/select.2.html), [signal(2)](../man2/signal.2.html), [sigsuspend(2)](../man2/sigsuspend.2.html)

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Linux man-pages 6.10 2024-07-23 pause(2)

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