basic.%pause
Suspends calling process until signal received.
Syntax
(void)%pause()
Description
suspends the calling process until it receives a signal.
<BREAK>, <ESCAPE>, a logoff, a signal or a message sent by another process causes the process to resume execution. In case of a logoff, control is not returned to the Pick/BASIC program. This is equivalent to an infinite sleep. Only 'SIGUSR2' should be used to wake up a process waiting in '%pause'.
See Also
Command Name
Type
Description
basic.cfunc
Definition
can be called from a Pick/BASIC program or subroutine in AP/DOS and AP/Unix implementations using a syntax similar to that of normal C.
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