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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