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sys-sleep(2)

SLEEP(1)

NAME

sleep, pause − suspend execution for an interval

SYNOPSIS

sleep n

pause

DESCRIPTION

Sleep suspends its own execution for n seconds before returning. 

Pause never returns, and is typically used to stop a command interpreter reading any more from the standard input. 

SOURCE

/appl/cmd/sleep.b
/appl/cmd/pause.b

SEE ALSO

sys-sleep(2)

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