.TH ALARM 2
.UC 4
.SH NAME
alarm \- alarm
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include<unistd.h>
.B int alarm(long seconds);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B alarm() 
sets a      
.B SIGALARM
to go off in 
.I seconds
seconds, if seconds is non-zero.
The time until the pending alarm signal,
in seconds, is returned.  
.SH FILES
linux/kernel/sched.c, /usr/include/linux/sys.h, /usr/include/unistd.h
.SH SEE ALSO
pause(2), signal(2), sleep(3)