# 2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat1/sleep.0

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

    NAME
         sleep - suspend execution for an interval

    SYNOPSIS
         sleep time

    DESCRIPTION
         Sleep suspends execution for time 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
         Time must be less than 2,147,483,647 seconds.

    Printed 11/26/99	 April 29, 1985                         1

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