sleep(1)							      sleep(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     sleep - suspend execution for an interval

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     sleep time

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     sleep suspends execution for time seconds.	 It is used to execute a
     command after a certain amount of time, as	in:

	  (sleep 105; command<b>)&

     or	to execute a command every so often, as	in:

	  while	true
	  do
	       command
	       sleep 37
	  done

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/lib/locale/locale<b>/LC_MESSAGES/uxcore.abi
	  language-specific message file (see LANG on environ(5))

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     alarm(2), sleep(3C)


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