PAUSE(3) BSD Library Functions Manual PAUSE(3)

NAME
     ppaauussee - stop until signal

LLIIBBRRAARRYY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
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     int
     ppaauussee(void);

DESCRIPTION
     PPaauussee iiss mmaaddee oobbssoolleettee bbyy sigsuspend(2).

     The ppaauussee() function forces a process to pause until a signal is received
     from either the kill(2) function or an interval timer.  (See
     setitimer(2).)  Upon termination of a signal handler started during a
     ppaauussee(), the ppaauussee() call will return.

RETURN VALUES
     Always returns -1.

EERRRROORRSS
     The ppaauussee() function always returns:

     [EINTR]            The call was interrupted.

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

HISTORY     A ppaauussee() syscall appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.

BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD