raise(3C)




NAME

     raise - send signal to program


SYNOPSIS

     #include <signal.h>

     int raise(int sig);


DESCRIPTION

     The raise() function sends the signal sig to  the  executing
     program.   It uses the kill() function to send the signal to
     the executing program, as follows:

          kill(getpid(), sig);

     See the kill(2) manual page for a detailed list  of  failure
     conditions and the signal(3C) manual page for a list of sig-
     nals.


RETURN VALUES

     Upon successful completion, 0 is returned.  Otherwise, -1 is
     returned and errno is set to indicate the error.


ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | MT-Safe                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO

     getpid(2), kill(2), signal(3C), attributes(5)


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