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+.\"     @(#)alarm.3	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd April 19, 1994
+.Dt ALARM 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm alarm
+.Nd set signal timer alarm
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb libc
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In unistd.h
+.Ft unsigned int
+.Fn alarm "unsigned int seconds"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Bf -symbolic
+This interface is made obsolete by
+.Xr setitimer 2 .
+.Ef
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn alarm
+function sets a timer to deliver the signal
+.Dv SIGALRM
+to the calling process after the specified number of
+.Fa seconds .
+If an alarm has already been set with
+.Fn alarm
+but has not been delivered, another call to
+.Fn alarm
+will supersede the prior call.
+The request
+.Fn alarm "0"
+voids the current
+alarm and the signal SIGALRM will not be delivered.
+.Pp
+Due to
+.Xr setitimer 2
+restriction the maximum number of
+.Fa seconds
+allowed is 100000000.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+The return value of
+.Fn alarm
+is the amount of time left on the timer from a previous call to
+.Fn alarm .
+If no alarm is currently set, the return value is 0.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr setitimer 2 ,
+.Xr sigaction 2 ,
+.Xr sigsuspend 2 ,
+.Xr signal 3 ,
+.Xr sleep 3 ,
+.Xr ualarm 3 ,
+.Xr usleep 3
+.\" .Sh STANDARDS
+.\" The
+.\" .Fn alarm
+.\" function conforms to
+.\" .St -p1003.1-90 .
+.Sh HISTORY
+An
+.Fn alarm
+function appeared in
+.At v7 .