SLEEP(3F)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual		SLEEP(3F)



NAME
     sleep - suspend execution for an interval

SYNOPSIS
     subroutine sleep (itime)

DESCRIPTION
     _S_l_e_e_p causes the calling process to be suspended for _i_t_i_m_e
     seconds.  The actual time can be up to 1 second less than
     _i_t_i_m_e due to granularity in system timekeeping.

FILES
     /usr/lib/libU77.a

SEE ALSO
     sleep(3)







































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