NAME
alarm
- set an alarm clock for delivery of a signal
SYNTAX
int alarm(int
seconds
);
DESCRIPTION
alarm arranges for a SIGALRM signal to be delivered to the process in seconds seconds.
If seconds is zero, no new alarm is scheduled.
In any event any previously set alarm is cancelled.
RETURN VALUE
alarm returns the number of seconds remaining until any previously scheduled alarm was due to be delivered, or zero if there was no previously scheduled alarm.
SEE ALSO
signal