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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/sleep.3 | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/sleep.3 b/lib/libc/gen/sleep.3 index ecfa237..00e8f8d 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/sleep.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/sleep.3 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .Os .Sh NAME .Nm sleep -.Nd suspend process execution for an interval measured in seconds +.Nd suspend thread execution for an interval measured in seconds .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libc .Sh SYNOPSIS @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn sleep -function suspends execution of the calling process until either +function suspends execution of the calling thread until either .Fa seconds -seconds have elapsed or a signal is delivered to the process and its +seconds have elapsed or a signal is delivered to the thread and its action is to invoke a signal-catching function or to terminate the -process. +thread or process. System activity may lengthen the sleep by an indeterminate amount. .Pp This function is implemented using |
