NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     raise - send a signal to the current process

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <signal.h>

     int
     raise(int sig);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The raise() function sends the signal  sig  to  the  current
process.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     Upon  successful completion, a value of 0 is returned.  Otherwise, a value
     of -1 is returned and the global variable errno  is  set  to
indicate the
     error.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The  raise()  function may fail and set errno for any of the
errors specified
 for the library functions getpid(2) and kill(2).

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     kill(2)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The raise() function conforms to  ANSI  X3.159-1989  (``ANSI
C'').

OpenBSD      3.6                           June      4,      1993