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34.Dd $Mdocdate: January 29 2015 $
35.Dt RAISE 3
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm raise
39.Nd send a signal to the current thread
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.In signal.h
42.Ft int
43.Fn raise "int sig"
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
46.Fn raise
47function sends the signal
48.Fa sig
49to the current thread.
50.Sh RETURN VALUES
51.Rv -std
52.Sh ERRORS
53.Fn raise
54will fail and no signal will be sent if:
55.Bl -tag -width Er
56.It Bq Er EINVAL
57.Fa sig
58is not a valid signal number.
59.El
60.Sh SEE ALSO
61.Xr kill 2
62.Sh STANDARDS
63The
64.Fn raise
65function conforms to
66.St -ansiC
67and
68.St -p1003.1-2008 .
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