pause(2)                                                       pause(2)

  pause()

  NAME

    pause() - stop until signal

  SYNOPSIS

    #include 

    int pause (void)

  DESCRIPTION

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

  RETURN VALUES

    Always returns -1.

  ERRORS

    The pause(2) function always returns:

    [EINTR]
        The call was interrupted.

  SEE ALSO

    alarm(2)

    kill(2)

    select(2)

    sigsuspend(2)

  USAGE NOTES

    The pause function is thread safe.

    The pause function is async-signal safe.