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.Dd September 27, 2012
.Dt PAUSE 1
.Os Linux
.Sh NAME
.Nm pause
.Nd don't exit, efficiently
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm pause
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm pause
waits to be terminated by a signal.
It can be used when service supervision is used but there is no
long-running program to supervise.
.Nm pause
uses minimal system resources.
.Sh EXAMPLES
Setting up a static IP address with
.Xr plugsv 8 .
.Pp
.Pa /etc/netsv/eth0/run :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
#!/bin/sh
ip link set eth0 up
ip addr add 192.0.2.1/24 dev eth0
exec pause
.Ed
.Pp
.Pa /etc/netsv/eth0/finish :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
#!/bin/sh
ip addr del 192.0.2.1/24 dev eth0
ip link set eth0 down
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sleep 1 ,
.Xr pause 3
.Sh AUTHOR
.An Christian Neukirchen ,
.Mt chneukirchen@gmail.com .