raise(3)

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)