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authorrgrimes <rgrimes@FreeBSD.org>1994-05-27 05:00:24 +0000
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+.\" Copyright (c) 1986, 1991, 1993
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+.\" @(#)sleep.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dt SLEEP 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm sleep
+.Nd suspend process execution for interval of seconds
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <unistd.h>
+.Ft u_int
+.Fn sleep "u_int seconds"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn sleep
+function
+suspends execution of the calling process
+for
+.Fa seconds
+of time.
+System activity or time spent in processing the
+call may lengthen the sleep by a second.
+.Pp
+If a timer is already running on the process its state is saved.
+If the value
+.Fa seconds
+is more than or equal to the remaining clock time for the saved timer,
+the sleep time is set to
+the remaining clock time.
+The state of the previous timer
+is restored after
+.Fa seconds
+has passed.
+.Pp
+This function is implemented using
+.Xr setitimer 2 ;
+it requires eight system calls each time it is invoked.
+A similar but less compatible function can be obtained with a single
+.Xr select 2 ;
+such a function would not restart after signals, but would not interfere
+with other uses of
+.Xr setitimer .
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr setitimer 2 ,
+.Xr sigpause 2 ,
+.Xr usleep 3
+.Sh HISTORY
+A
+.Fn sleep
+function appeared in
+.At v7 .
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