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32.Dd May 7, 2010
33.Dt RAISE 3
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm raise
37.Nd send a signal to the current thread
38.Sh LIBRARY
39.Lb libc
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 raise
52.Sh ERRORS
53The
54.Fn raise
55function
56may fail and set
57.Va errno
58for any of the errors specified for the
59library functions
60.Xr getpid 2
61and
62.Xr kill 2 .
63.Sh SEE ALSO
64.Xr kill 2
65.Sh STANDARDS
66The
67.Fn raise
68function
69conforms to
70.St -isoC .
71