.TH RECEIVE 2 .SH NAME receive \- receive a (one-word) message .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B int receive() .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .I Receive returns the one-word message sent to a process using SEND(2). If no messages are waiting, .I receive blocks until one appears. .SH SEE ALSO preceive(2), psend(2), receive(2)