v7 man page for sleep

Query: sleep

OS: v7

Section: 3

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SLEEP(3)						     Library Functions Manual							  SLEEP(3)

NAME
sleep - suspend execution for interval
SYNOPSIS
sleep(seconds) unsigned seconds;
DESCRIPTION
The current process is suspended from execution for the number of seconds specified by the argument. The actual suspension time may be up to 1 second less than that requested, because scheduled wakeups occur at fixed 1-second intervals, and an arbitrary amount longer because of other activity in the system. The routine is implemented by setting an alarm clock signal and pausing until it occurs. The previous state of this signal is saved and restored. If the sleep time exceeds the time to the alarm signal, the process sleeps only until the signal would have occurred, and the signal is sent 1 second later.
SEE ALSO
alarm(2), pause(2) SLEEP(3)
Related Man Pages
sleep(3) - osx
sleep(3) - linux
alarm(2) - debian
sleep(3) - ultrix
sleep(3ucb) - sunos
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