Query: sleep
OS: v7
Section: 1
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SLEEP(1) General Commands Manual SLEEP(1)NAMEsleep - suspend execution for an intervalSYNOPSISsleep timeDESCRIPTIONSleep 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 doneSEE ALSOalarm(2), sleep(3)BUGSTime must be less than 65536 seconds. SLEEP(1)