ualarm(3C)ualarm(3C)NAMEualarm - generate a SIGALRM signal in ``useconds'' microseconds
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
useconds_t ualarm (useconds_t useconds, useconds_t interval);
DESCRIPTION
The ualarm() function causes the SIGALRM signal to be generated for the
calling process after the number of real-time microseconds specified by
the useconds argument has elapsed. When the interval argument is
nonzero, repeated timeout notification occurs with a period in
microseconds specified by the interval argument. If the notification
signal, SIGALRM, is not caught or ignored, the calling process is
terminated.
The ualarm() function returns the number of microseconds remaining from
the previous ualarm() call. If no timeouts are pending or if ualarm()
has not previously been called, ualarm() returns 0.
SEE ALSOalarm(2), setitimer(2), sleep(3C).
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