raise(3) - Linux man page

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, non-zero for failure.

Conforming to

C89, C99.

See Also

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

Referenced By

abort(3), pth(3), sigaction(2), signal(7), sigprocmask(2), sigset(3), sigvec(3), ssignal(3)