raise

   Generates a specified software signal. Generating a signal causes
   the action routine established by the signal, ssignal, or sigvec
   function to be invoked.

   Format

     #include  <signal.h>

     int raise  (int sig); (ANSI C)

     int raise  (int sig[, int sigcode]); (DEC C Extension)
 

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