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Operating Systems Linux Go to a line of code , skip few lines of code Post 302748411 by Yoda on Tuesday 25th of December 2012 11:07:32 PM
Old 12-26-2012
There are 2 options:

1. Call a function that runs sleep command
Code:
sleep_func()
{
  sleep 34
}
if [ logic ]
then
 sleep_func
fi

2. Call sleep inside the if condition itself:-
Code:
if [ logic ]
then
 sleep 34
fi

 

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sleep(3)						     Library Functions Manual							  sleep(3)

NAME
sleep - Suspends execution for an interval of time LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.a) Threads Library (libpthreads.a) SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> unsigned int sleep ( unsigned int seconds ); STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows: sleep(): XPG4, XPG4-UNIX Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags. PARAMETERS
Specifies the number of seconds to sleep. DESCRIPTION
The sleep() function suspends execution of a process for the interval specified by the seconds parameter. The suspension time may be longer than requested due to the scheduling of other activity by the system. In a multi-threaded environment, the sleep() function is redefined so that only the calling thread is suspended. RETURN VALUES
If the sleep() function returns because the requested time has elapsed, it returns 0 (zero). If the sleep() function returns because it caught a signal, the function returns the number of seconds remaining in the suspension. RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: wall(1), shutdown(8) sleep(1) Functions: sigaction(2), alarm(3), pause(3) Standards: standards(5) delim off sleep(3)
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