SLEEP(C)                 XENIX System V                  SLEEP(C)



     Name
          sleep - Suspends execution for an interval.

     Syntax
          sleep time

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

               (sleep 105; command)&

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

               while true
               do
                    command
                    sleep 37
               done

     See Also
          alarm(S), sleep(S)

     Notes
          It is recommended that time be less than 65536 seconds.






























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