


SLEEP(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual		 SLEEP(1)



NAME
     sleep - suspend execution for an interval

SYNOPSIS
     sleep time

DESCRIPTION
     _S_l_e_e_p suspends execution for _t_i_m_e 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
	  done

SEE ALSO
     setitimer(2), alarm(3C), sleep(3)

BUGS
     _T_i_m_e must be less than 2,147,483,647 seconds.






























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