Linux / Unix Command: raise

Command Library

NAME

raise - send a signal to the current process  

SYNOPSIS

#include <signal.h>

int raise(int sig);

 

DESCRIPTION

The raise() function sends a signal to the current process. It is equivalent to

kill(getpid(), sig);

 

RETURN VALUE

0 on success, nonzero for failure.  

CONFORMING TO

ANSI-C  

SEE ALSO

kill(2), signal(2), getpid(2)

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