usr/src/lib/libc/gen/raise.3

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.TH RAISE 3 ""
.UC 7
.SH NAME
raise \- send a signal to the current process
.SH SYNOPSIS
int raise(int sig);
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I raise
function sends the signal
.I sig
to the current process.
.SH RETURNS
Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned.
Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and
.I errno
is set to indicate the error.
.SH ERRORS
.I Raise
may fail and set
.I errno
for any of the errors specified for the library function
.IR getpid(2)
and
.IR kill(2).
.SH SEE ALSO
kill(2)
.SH STANDARDS
.I Raise
conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').