.TH PAUSE 2 .SH NAME pause \- stop until signal .SH SYNOPSIS .B pause() .SH DESCRIPTION .I Pause never returns normally. It is used to give up control while waiting for a signal from .IR kill (2) or .IR alarm (2). Upon termination of a signal handler started during a .I pause, the .I pause call will return. .SH SEE ALSO kill(1), kill(2), alarm(2), signal(2), setjmp(3)