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+.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved 
+.TH "RAISE" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
+.\" raise 
+.SH NAME
+raise \- send a signal to the executing process
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.LP
+\fB#include <signal.h>
+.br
+.sp
+int raise(int\fP \fIsig\fP\fB);
+.br
+\fP
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.LP
+The \fIraise\fP() function shall send the signal \fIsig\fP to the
+executing   \ thread or
+process.  If a signal handler is called, the \fIraise\fP() function
+shall not return until after the signal handler does.
+.LP
+If the implementation supports the Threads option, the effect of the
+\fIraise\fP() function shall be equivalent to calling:
+.sp
+.RS
+.nf
+
+\fBpthread_kill(pthread_self(), sig);
+\fP
+.fi
+.RE
+.LP
+Otherwise, the effect of the \fIraise\fP() function shall be equivalent
+to calling:
+.sp
+.RS
+.nf
+
+\fBkill(getpid(), sig);
+\fP
+.fi
+.RE
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+.LP
+Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned. Otherwise, a non-zero
+value shall be returned   \ and
+\fIerrno\fP shall be set to indicate the error. 
+.SH ERRORS
+.LP
+The \fIraise\fP() function shall fail if:
+.TP 7
+.B EINVAL
+The value of the \fIsig\fP argument is an invalid signal number. 
+.sp
+.LP
+\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.LP
+None.
+.SH APPLICATION USAGE
+.LP
+None.
+.SH RATIONALE
+.LP
+The term "thread" is an extension to the ISO\ C standard.
+.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+.LP
+None.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.LP
+\fIkill\fP() , \fIsigaction\fP() , the Base Definitions volume of
+IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<signal.h>\fP, \fI<sys/types.h>\fP
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
+from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
+-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
+Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
+Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
+event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
+The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
+is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
+http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .