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Groff
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.\" @(#)sleep.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.\"
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.TH SLEEP 3 "27 January 1997" GNO "Library Routines"
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.SH NAME
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.BR sleep
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\- suspend process execution for interval of seconds
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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#include <unistd.h>
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.sp 1
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unsigned int
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\fBsleep\fR (unsigned int \fIseconds\fR);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The
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.BR sleep
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function
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suspends execution of the calling process
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for
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.I seconds
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of time.
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System activity or time spent in processing the
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call may lengthen the sleep by a second.
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Because scheduled wakeups occur at fixed 1-second intervals, the
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actual suspension time may also be up to 1 second less than requested.
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.LP
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This function is implemented using
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.BR alarm (2)
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and
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.BR sigpause (2).
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.SH RETURN VALUES
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This implementation of
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.BR sleep
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always returns zero.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR sigpause (2)
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.SH HISTORY
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A
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.BR sleep
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function appeared in v7.
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