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Tcl_Sleep(3TCL) 					      Tcl Library Procedures						   Tcl_Sleep(3TCL)

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NAME
       Tcl_Sleep - delay execution for a given number of milliseconds

SYNOPSIS
       #include <tcl.h>

       Tcl_Sleep(ms)

ARGUMENTS
       int	    ms		       (in)	 Number of milliseconds to sleep.
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DESCRIPTION
       This  procedure delays the calling process by the number of milliseconds given by the ms parameter and returns after that time has elapsed.
       It is typically used for things like flashing a button, where the delay is short and the application needn't do anything  while	it  waits.
       For  longer  delays where the application needs to respond to other events during the delay, the procedure Tcl_CreateTimerHandler should be
       used instead of Tcl_Sleep.

KEYWORDS
       sleep, time, wait

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +--------------------+-----------------+
       |  ATTRIBUTE TYPE    | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
       +--------------------+-----------------+
       |Availability	    | SUNWTcl	      |
       +--------------------+-----------------+
       |Interface Stability | Uncommitted     |
       +--------------------+-----------------+
NOTES
       Source for Tcl is available on http://opensolaris.org.

Tcl									7.5							   Tcl_Sleep(3TCL)