NAME
	  raise	- Sends	a signal to the	executing program

     LIBRARY
	  Standard C Library (libc.a)

     SYNOPSIS
	  #include <sys/signal.h>

	  int raise(
	       int signal );

     PARAMETERS
	  signal
	       Specifies a signal number.

     DESCRIPTION
	  The raise() function sends the signal	specified by the sig-
	  nal parameter	to the executing program. It is	equivalent to
	  the following:
	       error = kill(getpid(), signal);

     NOTES
	  AES Support Level: Full use

     RETURN VALUES
	  Upon successful completion of	the raise() function, a	value
	  of 0 (zero) is returned. Otherwise, a	nonzero	value is
	  returned and errno is	set to indicate	the error.

     ERRORS
	  If the raise() function fails, errno may be set to the fol-
	  lowing value:

	  [EINVAL]  The	value of the signal parameter is an invalid or
		    unsupported	signal number.

     RELATED INFORMATION
	  Functions: kill(2), sigaction(2)













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