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<h2>pause()--Suspend Process Until Signal Received</h2>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Syntax<br>
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#include &lt;unistd.h&gt;
int pause( void );
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<p>The <strong>pause()</strong> function suspends processing of the calling
thread. The thread does not resume until a signal is delivered whose action is
to call a signal-catching function, end the request, or terminate the process.
Some signals can be blocked by the thread's <em>signal mask</em>. See <a href=
"sigpmsk.htm">sigprocmask()--Examine and Change Blocked Signals</a> for
details.</p>
<p>If an incoming unblocked signal has an action of end the request or
terminate the process, <strong>pause()</strong> never returns to the caller. If
an incoming signal is handled by a signal-catching function,
<strong>pause()</strong> returns after the signal-catching function
returns.</p>
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<h3>Authorities and Locks</h3>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h3>Parameters</h3>
<p>None.</p>
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<h3>Return Value</h3>
<p>There is no return value to indicate successful completion.</p>
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<h3>Error Conditions</h3>
<p>If <strong>pause()</strong> returns, <em>errno</em> indicates the
following:</p>
<dl>
<dt><em>-1</em></dt>
<dd><p><strong>pause()</strong> was not successful. The <em>errno</em> variable is
set to indicate the reason.</p> </dd>
<dt><em>[EINTR]</em></dt>
<dd><p>Interrupted function call.</p>
<p>A signal was received and handled by a signal-catching function that
returned. </p>
</dd>
<dt><em>[ENOTSIGINIT]</em></dt>
<dd><p>Process not enabled for signals.</p>
<p>An attempt was made to call a signal function under one of the following
conditions:</p>
<ul>
<li>The signal function is being called for a process that is not enabled for
asynchronous signals.</li>
<li>The signal function is being called when the system signal controls have
not been initialized.<br>
</li>
</ul>
<br></dd>
<dt><em>[EWOULDBLOCK]</em></dt>
<dd>Operation would have caused the process to be suspended.
The current thread state would prevent the signal function from completing.
</dd>
</dl>
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<h3>Usage Notes</h3>
<p>The <strong>pause()</strong> function enables a process for signals if the
process is not already enabled for signals. For details, see <a href=
"sigesig.htm">Qp0sEnableSignals()--Enable Process for Signals</a>. If the
system has not been enabled for signals, <strong>pause()</strong> is not
successful, and an [ENOTSIGINIT] error is returned.</p>
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<h3>Related Information</h3>
<ul>
<li>The &lt;<strong>unistd.h</strong>&gt; file (see <a href="unix13.htm">Header
Files for UNIX-Type Functions</a>)<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="sigalarm.htm">alarm()</a>--Set Schedule for Alarm Signal<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="sigkill.htm">kill()</a>--Send Signal to Process or Group of
Processes<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="sigdsig.htm">Qp0sDisableSignals()</a>--Disable Process for
Signals<br>
<br>
</li>
<li><a href="sigesig.htm">Qp0sEnableSignals()</a>--Enable Process for
Signals<br>
<br>
</li>
<li><a href="sigpmsk.htm">sigprocmask()</a>--Examine and Change Blocked
Signals<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="sigsusp.htm">sigsuspend()</a>--Wait for Signal<br>
<br>
</li>
<li><a href="sigtwait.htm">sigtimedwait()</a>--Synchronously Accept a Signal for
Interval of Time<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="sigwait.htm">sigwait()</a>--Synchronously Accept a Signal<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="sigwaiti.htm">sigwaitinfo()</a>--Synchronously Accept a Signal and
Signal Data<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="sigsleep.htm">sleep()</a>--Suspend Processing for Interval of
Time</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Example</h3>
<p>See <a href="../apiref/aboutapis.htm#codedisclaimer">Code disclaimer information</a>
for information pertaining to code examples.</p>
<p>The following example suspends processing using the <strong>pause()</strong>
function and determines the current time:</p>
<pre>
#include &lt;unistd.h&gt;
#include &lt;signal.h&gt;
#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;
#include &lt;time.h&gt;
void catcher( int sig ) {
printf( "Signal catcher called for signal %d\n", sig );
}
void timestamp( char *str ) {
time_t t;
time(&amp;t);
printf( "The time %s is %s\n", str, ctime(&amp;t) );
}
int main( int argc, char *argv[] ) {
struct sigaction sigact;
sigemptyset( &amp;sigact.sa_mask );
sigact.sa_flags = 0;
sigact.sa_handler = catcher;
sigaction( SIGALRM, &amp;sigact, NULL );
alarm( 10 );
timestamp( "before pause" );
pause();
timestamp( "after pause" );
return( 0 );
}
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<h3>Output:</h3>
<pre>
The time before pause is Sun Jan 22 11:09:08 1995
Signal catcher called for signal 14
The time after pause is Sun Jan 22 11:09:18 1995
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