Thread: C system() function

I know windows uses the pause system call to wait for a keypress on stdin i.e. system("pause");.

is there an equivelant system call that I can use in linux??

or will I have to use fgetc();?

I agree with Salem, but if you need it all you have to do is

Code:

#include <unistd.h>
/*code*/
pause();

it always returns -1 so you don't really need to get its return value. This has been replaced though, with sigsuspend();

Code:

#include <signal.h>
/*code*/
sigset_t mask, oldmask;

...

/* Set up the mask of signals to temporarily block. */ 
sigemptyset (&mask); 
sigaddset (&mask, SIGUSR1);

...

/* Wait for a signal to arrive. */
sigprocmask (SIG_BLOCK, &mask, &oldmask);
while (!usr_interrupt)
  sigsuspend (&oldmask);
sigprocmask (SIG_UNBLOCK, &mask, NULL);

A little more confusing but reliable
[sources]
sigsuspend example
man pause
man sigsuspend
[/sources]

I was recieving a response from a server via sockets. wanted to dispay the responce, then pause, then clear the terminal to restart the program.

Though now I think about it, clearing the response that the server sends isnt such a good idea is it. lol

Thanx for your help guys