# PXFTCSENDBREAK (L*X, M*X)

POSIX Subroutine: Sends a break to the terminal.

## Module

USE IFPOSIX

CALL PXFTCSENDBREAK (ifildes,iduration,ierror)

ifildes | (Input) INTEGER(4). The file descriptor associated with the terminal.
iduration | (Input) INTEGER(4). Indicates how long the break should be.
ierror | (Output) INTEGER(4). The error status.

If successful, ierror is set to zero; otherwise, an error code.

The PXFTCSENDBREAK subroutine sends a break (a '\0' with a framing error) to the terminal associated with ifildes.

Parent topic: POSIX* Library Routines