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diff --git a/static/v10/man3/sleep.3 b/static/v10/man3/sleep.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..98e6e438 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man3/sleep.3 @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +.TH SLEEP 3 +.CT 2 time_man +.SH NAME +sleep \(mi suspend execution for an interval +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B sleep(seconds) +.B unsigned seconds; +.fi +.SH 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 +one +second less than +that requested, because scheduled wakeups occur at fixed +second +intervals, +and an arbitrary amount longer because of other activity +in the system. +.PP +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 one second later. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR alarm (2) |