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NAME

6       sleep - sleep for the specified number of seconds
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <unistd.h>
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11       unsigned int sleep(unsigned int seconds);
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DESCRIPTION

14       sleep()  makes  the  calling  thread  sleep  until seconds seconds have
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RETURN VALUE

18       Zero if the requested time has elapsed, or the number of  seconds  left
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CONFORMING TO

22       POSIX.1-2001.
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BUGS

25       sleep()  may be implemented using SIGALRM; mixing calls to alarm(2) and
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28       Using longjmp(3) from a signal handler or  modifying  the  handling  of
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SEE ALSO

32       alarm(2), nanosleep(2), signal(2), signal(7)
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COLOPHON

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