PAUSE(3)                   POSIX Programmer's Manual                  PAUSE(3)



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NNAAMMEE
       pause -- suspend the thread until a signal is received

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <unistd.h>

       int pause(void);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _p_a_u_s_e() function shall suspend the calling thread until delivery of
       a signal whose action is either to execute a signal-catching function
       or to terminate the process.

       If the action is to terminate the process, _p_a_u_s_e() shall not return.

       If the action is to execute a signal-catching function, _p_a_u_s_e() shall
       return after the signal-catching function returns.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       Since _p_a_u_s_e() suspends thread execution indefinitely unless interrupted
       by a signal, there is no successful completion return value. A value of
       -1 shall be returned and _e_r_r_n_o set to indicate the error.

EERRRROORRSS
       The _p_a_u_s_e() function shall fail if:

       EEIINNTTRR  A signal is caught by the calling process and control is
              returned from the signal-catching function.

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
       None.

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       Many common uses of _p_a_u_s_e() have timing windows. The scenario involves
       checking a condition related to a signal and, if the signal has not
       occurred, calling _p_a_u_s_e().  When the signal occurs between the check
       and the call to _p_a_u_s_e(), the process often blocks indefinitely. The
       _s_i_g_p_r_o_c_m_a_s_k() and _s_i_g_s_u_s_p_e_n_d() functions can be used to avoid this type
       of problem.

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       None.

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       None.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _s_i_g_s_u_s_p_e_n_d()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <<uunniissttdd..hh>>

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
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