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PAUSE 2
C 4
NAME
pause - stop until signal
SYNOPSIS
pause()
DESCRIPTION
Pause never returns normally. It is used to give up control while waiting for a signal from kill (2) or alarm (2). Upon termination of a signal handler started during a pause, the pause call will return.
SEE ALSO
kill(1), kill(2), alarm(2), sigsys(2), signal(2), sigset(3), setjmp(3)
"ASSEMBLER (PDP-11)"
(pause = 29.)

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