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# pause

The ECLiPSe session is suspended (the same as Control-Z at the top-level loop).

## Description

Used to suspend the ECLiPSe session.

### Modes and Determinism

- pause is det

## Examples

    Success:
          [eclipse]: [user].
           w(X) :- write(X).
           user compiled 92 bytes in 0.02 seconds
          yes.
          [eclipse]: w(bird).
          bird
          yes.
          [eclipse]: pause.
          Stopped (signal)
          % fg                       % foreground command
          eclipse
          yes.
          [eclipse]: w(duck).
          duck
          yes.
          [eclipse]: ^D
          bye
          % eclipse
          [eclipse]: w(cow).
          calling an undefined procedure

## See Also

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