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1 .TH SLEEP 1
2 .SH NAME
3 sleep \- suspend execution for an interval
4 .SH SYNOPSIS
5 .B sleep
6 .I time
7 .SH DESCRIPTION
8 .I Sleep
9 suspends execution for
10 .I time
11 seconds.
12 .SH EXAMPLES
13 Execute a command
14 100 seconds hence.
15 .IP
16 .EX
17 {sleep 100; command}&
18 .EE
19 .PP
20 Repeat a command every 30 seconds.
21 .IP
22 .EX
23 while (){
24 command
25 sleep 30
26 }
27 .EE
28 .SH SOURCE
29 .B \*9/src/cmd/sleep.c
30 .SH "SEE ALSO"
31 .MR sleep (3)