The PAUSE statement temporarily suspends the execution of a program and prints the keyword PAUSE and, if specified, a character constant or digit string to unit 0.
>>-PAUSE--+---------------+------------------------------------>< +-char_constant-+ '-digit_string--'
After execution of a PAUSE statement, processing continues when you press the Enter key. If unit 5 is not connected to the terminal, the PAUSE statement does not suspend execution.
The PAUSE statement has been deleted in Fortran 95.
PAUSE 'Ensure backup tape is in tape drive' PAUSE 10 ! Output: PAUSE 10