ALARM(2)

NAME
alarm - alarm

SYNOPSIS
#include<unistd.h>
int alarm(long seconds);

DESCRIPTION
alarm() sets a SIGALARM to go off in seconds seconds, if seconds is non-zero. The time until the pending alarm signal, in seconds, is returned.

FILES
linux/kernel/sched.c, /usr/include/linux/sys.h, /usr/include/unistd.h

SEE ALSO
pause(2), signal(2), sleep(3)